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Duer 157099

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1. Well, but they don't actually glow in the dark

Reply to Little Star (Original post)

Wed May 1, 2013, 05:54 PM

May 2013

they glow under UV light. Who wants to carry one of those around?

But the technique is very useful, obviously. In the lab, that is.

Now, if they can get these animals to express firefly luciferase.... then you might really have a glow-in-the-dark animal.

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This is just wrong! But if it helps research who am I to say.... [View all] Little Star May 2013 OP

Well, but they don't actually glow in the dark Duer 157099 May 2013 #1

Haven't I seen this befor... AsahinaKimi May 2013 #2

Wasn't this an episode of Big Bang Theory? BillStein May 2013 #3