Divide and conquer: Splitting fluorescent protein helps image clusters in live cells

Monday, December 28, 2009 - 17:21 in Biology & Nature

Half a protein is better than none, and in this case, it's way better than a whole one. Researchers have discovered that dividing a particular fluorescent protein and using it as a tag is handy for analyzing the workings of live cells, particularly in the way they employ iron-sulfur clusters.

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