Crystal of a Red Fluorescent Protein (IMAGE)

Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences (IOCB Prague)

Crystal of a Red Fluorescent Protein

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A crystal of a red fluorescent protein placed in a combined instrument consisting of a fluorescence microscope and an X-ray diffractometer. The crystal glows red when illuminated by a blue laser beam.

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Credit: Petr Pachl / IOCB Prague

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