Infrared Proteins Give Deep View Inside Living Animals Wired Science May 7, 2009


A fluorescent protein found in
Deinococcus radiodurans, an
extremophile microbe, could give
scientists an unprecedented view
inside living animals. The proteins,
which glow with tissue-penetrating
infrared light, could be used to tag
cells in living animals, allowing
researchers to watch real-time
biological processes that have until
now been...

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