Monthly Archives: June 2010

GFP is composed of a barrel of beta sheets and a light-emitting chromophore within.  By teaming up with aequorin (which glows blue), GFP produces the eery green light that jellyfish are known for.  GFP has found many uses, from fluorescent … Continue reading →

All those weeks we sat in class talking about how we would make our proteins… and there I was, thinking I had a good idea of how mine would work out. Wrong! While making the protein I encountered a lot … Continue reading →