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Thursday, October 28, 2010

Photo: Chemistry Nobel Prize Awarded for Glowing Protein Work


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A mouse's brain cells glow in a rainbow of colors thanks to fluorescent proteins worked into its genetic structure.

The 2008 Nobel Prize in chemistry honors three researchers from the U.S. and Japan who discovered and developed the glowing proteins that are now ubiquitous tools in medical research.

Image from AFP/Getty Images