A Bright Idea: GFP
Thursday, Oct 8, 2009 @ 12:28 am
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Professor Chalfie looks into a microscope at his lab bench in the Fairchild building.
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The worm C. Elegans is a primary model system that scientists use to study brain networks. Chalfie's own research is on mechanotransduction, the process that cells of the nervous system use to register the sense of touch.
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An Oren's coffee cup sits among the other vital tools scientists rely on in the laboratory.
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Professor Chalfie's work has been featured on the covers of several top science publications.
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Art meets science in Professor Chalfie's lab, where GFP isolated from the jellyfish Aequorea victoria was turned into a tool that can paint the proteins inside cells.
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On the one-year anniversary of his Nobel Prize, Columbia professor Martin Chalfie explains how he turned a tiny, glowing protein into a tool that revolutionized biology. Sponsored by GENEWIZ, Inc. Listen to the podcast.
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