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1 protein to rule them all – why crowning the protein that makes jellyfish glow green as a model can help scientists streamline biology

  • Written by Marc Zimmer, Professor of Chemistry, Connecticut College
imageGreen fluorescent protein has an iconic structure.National Institute of General Medical Sciences/National Institutes of Health via Flickr, CC BY-NC

Fruit flies, mice, zebra fish, yeast and the tiny worm C. elegans are model organisms that have carried modern biology on their backs.

Scientists did not choose them for their charisma. They were chosen...

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