Fluorescent Proteins 101: History of Fluorescent Proteins
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Blog Post
...phenomenon wasn’t until much later when, in the 1960s, Osamu Shimomura studied the bioluminescent properties ... of the coast of Washington state. Using these samples, he was able to isolate two proteins from the jellyfish... fluorescent proteins with new colors
Around the same time, researcher Sergey Lukyanov realized that, ...organisms to find the culprits. He even obtained samples of certain ones from local pet shop aquariums in...