Glow, Glow Protein

Written on May 10, 2010 – 11:31 am | by admin |

A luminescent protein found in a crystals jellyfish has revolutionized the study of biology. Why does this protein glow?  As he scooped jellyfish after jellyfish out of the water at Friday harbor in the summer of 1961, young japanese scientist had only one goal to isolate the protein that made it glow in the dark. [...]