Friday, May 22, 2009
Glow-in-the-Dark Plants
Yesterday I created my first Genetically Modified Organism (GMO). The inserted gene had a marker gene for green fluorescent protein (GFP) which causes the cell to glow when viewed using fluorescence microscopy. The picture is of an onion cell that has a gene inserted with the GFP marker gene. The bright green circle is the nucleus and the bright outside is the cell wall. I was very excited to learn how to use the gene gun that we have.
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What is more cool than a venus fly trap????? One that glows in the dark!!! I want one!
So now will you expand to genetically altered glow in the dark corn on the cob? That would be cool.
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