When you look up at the blue sky, where are the stars that you see at night? They’re there but we can’t see them. A firefly flitting across a field is invisible to us during the day, but at night we ...

Scientists at the University of Bath (UK) and Shanghai Normal University (China) have developed a biocompatible fluorescent spray that detects fingerprints in ten seconds. The spray, based on a ...

(PhysOrg.com) -- New research offers prospect of watching the brain as it learns. Scientists at the University of Leicester are developing new ways of studying how brain cells work -thanks to ...

It has been over 60 years since Osamu Shimomura et al. discovered Green Fluorescent Protein (GFP) 1. Since then, the color palette for fluorescent proteins has been extended to span blue through to ...

PARIS, Jan 16 (Reuters) - The Paris Aquarium has welcomed a new addition to its tanks - 45 species of mesmerizing, fluorescent jellyfish as part of an exhibition aiming to highlight the impact of ...

A UC San Diego pharmacologist and two other U.S.-based scientists won the 2008 Nobel Prize in Chemistry on Wednesday for their development of a green fluorescent protein from jellyfish that has ...

We all know how amphibians can look disgusting. With its weird, slimy, and ugly appearances, these animals-- most of the time-- are not the usual cup of tea for most people. However, scientists from ...

To understand why a cell divides, secretes hormones or transmits a signal to another cell, biologists often use a trick. They attach coloured lights to the proteins of interest, so that they can ...

Biofrontiers scientist, Amy Palmer, says taking education classes helped her remember her passion for science and inspired her to continue her research. In addition to her Ph.D. in Biophysical ...

The discovery of green fluorescent protein (GFP), which is made by a jellyfish, transformed cell biology. It allowed scientists to stitch the GFP sequence to proteins from other organisms to trace ...

Scientists have developed a water-soluble, non-toxic fluorescent spray that makes fingerprints visible in just a few seconds, making forensic investigations safer, easier and quicker. Latent ...