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Glowing protein tags (GFP)

Recorded year1994

Martin Chalfie makes the jellyfish's green fluorescent protein glow in worms and bacteria, letting scientists watch genes and cells at work.

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Dataset updated 2026-10-18. This individual record has not been separately re-reviewed.