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New York Stories: Martin Chalfie & Green Fluorescent Protein (GFP)
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This is the first in a series of mini-documentaries about past or current work of notable scientists based at New York institutions. The vodcasts are produced by New York high school students with the help of the DNALC.
Keywords:
Aequoria victoria, bacteria, bioluminescence, Chalfie, Columbia, DNA, elegans, gene, genetic engineering, genetics, green fluorescent protein, GFP, jellyfish, New York, high school, transformation, worm
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This work by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License.Related content:
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