Following the Glow: Researchers Use 'Fluorescent Fish' to Study Gene Function
Monday, January 18, 2010 - 14:42
in Biology & Nature
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at North Carolina State University are using fluorescent fish as a molecular 'beacon' to study the early stages of animal development. The researchers focused their attention on a gene - known as Sp2 - that regulates the expression of other genes, and the fluorescent fish they created may also provide hints to the causes of tumor development.