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Fruitful dyes

ID Number
2317

Description
These colorful, computer-generated ribbons show the backbone of a molecule that glows a fluorescent red. The molecule, called mStrawberry, was created by chemists based on a protein found in the ruddy lips of a coral. Scientists use the synthetic molecule and other "fruity" ones like it as a dye to mark and study cell structures.

Featured in the April 18, 2007, issue of Biomedical Beat.

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Illustration

Source
Roger Y. Tsien, University of California, San Diego

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Roger Y. Tsien, University of California, San Diego

 

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