New technique allows simultaneous tracking of gene expression and movement

Tuesday, December 16, 2008 - 04:42 in Biology & Nature

Flies expressing green fluorescent protein (GFP) in their retina cells or other tissues can be tracked by specially modified video cameras, creating a real time computer record of movement and gene expression. The new technique, described in the open access journal BMC Biotechnology, will allow detailed analyses of correlations between behavior, gene expression and aging.

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