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GFP Model Progress

This weekend I build the wireframe for my protein project (see left). It looks much better in person than in the picture, but still needs some added volume around the wires to give it more form. I plan to do … Continue reading

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Photoactive Yellow Protein

Photo active yellow fluorescent protein absorbs blue light. It contains a photoactive center called a chromophore that changes its conformation when it absorbs a blue photon, thereby enabling the protein to sense blue light. Given the importance of the chromophore’s … Continue reading

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