Summary
美国生物化学家罗杰钱学森与Martin Chalfie和下村修分享2008年诺贝尔化学奖的绿色荧光蛋白(GFP)的发现和发展。钱学森大大提高了野生型GFP导致荧光增加,增加的光,并在主要激发峰转移到488纳米(匹配FITC)。
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