Fluorescent proteins (IMAGE)

University of Minnesota

Fluorescent proteins

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A University of Minnesota Twin Cities-led team has developed a new technique for imaging mRNA molecules in the brains of living mice. By genetically modifying a mouse so that it produced mRNA labeled with green fluorescent proteins (shown above), the researchers were able to see when and where the mouse’s brain generated Arc mRNA.

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Hye Yoon Park, University of Minnesota Twin Cities

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