Unusually Large Family Of Green Fluorescent Proteins Discovered In Marine Creature

Friday, May 22, 2009 - 08:28 in Biology & Nature

Scientists have discovered a family of green fluorescent proteins (GFPs) in a primitive sea animal, along with new clues about the role of the proteins that has nothing to do with their famous glow. They have found an unexpected role for proteins: antioxidants.

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