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New York Stories: Martin Chalfie & Green Fluorescent Protein (GFP)

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.

Duration: 4 minutes, 50 seconds

Posted: March 10, 2011

Aequoria victoria, bacteria, bioluminescence, Chalfie, Columbia, DNA, elegans, gene, genetic engineering, genetics, green fluorescent protein, GFP, jellyfish, New York, high school, transformation, worm

  • ID: 16898
  • Source: DNALC
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