Fluorescent protein

HOW IT IS BUILT The methods behind it Near-infrared spectro… Protein engineering Förster resonance en… Fluorophore WHAT IT CAN DO Its core abilities WHERE IT IS USED — · — — · — FP learns · reasons · acts
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A fluorescent protein is a naturally occurring protein molecule that absorbs light at one wavelength and re-emits it at a different, longer wavelength, causing it to glow in the dark or under ultraviolet light. The most famous example is green fluorescent protein (GFP), originally discovered in jellyfish, which glow…

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