Comments on: The Firefly’s Glow Could Revolutionize Stem Cell Therapy

By: David Rahm

David Rahm — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 15:32:21 +0000

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Mon, 04 Oct 2010 02:52:16 +0000

[...] The Firefly’s Glow Could Revolutionize Stem Cell Therapy – “For years, researchers have been using fluorescent proteins in bacteria and animals to study everything from gene therapy and neural development to cancer and limb regeneration (and create some very pretty pictures). The concept is fairly simple: by inserting the gene for GFP (green fluorescent protein, originally found in jellyfish) at the end of another gene—say the gene for hemoglobin—its glow can be used to measure how much hemoglobin is produced and where it is produced in the cell…” [...]

By: Rhacodactylus

Rhacodactylus — Sat, 02 Oct 2010 15:02:57 +0000

I was sort of on board when we were talking about making replacement organs, but now that I know my new heart might glow like some bio-technical E.T.!!! *girlish squeeeee!!!!* ~Rhaco