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Illuminating Disease - An Introduction to Green Fluorescent Proteins (Hardcover)
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Illuminating Disease - An Introduction to Green Fluorescent Proteins (Hardcover)
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Since scientists began experimenting with green fluorescent
proteins in the middle of the 1990s, these proteins have become one
of the most important tools available to researchers in modern
medicine and biology. By using them to illuminate other proteins
that were previously invisible even under microscope, scientists
are now able to observe facets of disease that would have otherwise
gone undetected. Green fluorescent proteins are a part of over
three million experiments a year, and are invaluable for tasks such
as tracking HIV, breeding bird flu-resistant chickens, and
confirming the existence of cancerous stem cells. In Illuminating
Disease, Marc Zimmer introduces us to these revolutionary proteins,
acquainting readers both with the researchers responsible for the
proteins' discovery as well as their wide utility. The book details
the history of genetically modified fluorescent parasites and
viruses, which provide scientists with new information about the
spread of diseases. Green fluorescent proteins have played crucial
roles in the research of malaria, AIDS/HIV, swine and bird flu,
dengue, cancer, and chagas. They allow scientists and doctors to
understand these diseases better, by quite literally illuminating
various microscopic pieces that otherwise would have gone unseen.
The book is richly illustrated, showing the many visually striking
uses of GFP. Many of these scans have won awards in biological
imaging competitions. Illuminating Disease is an accessible and
illustrated introduction to one of the most important developments
in medical research of the last several decades.
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