13. Osamu Shimomura, Martin Chalfie, and Roger Y. Tsien shared 2008 Nobel Prize in
chemistry for their discovery and development of green fluorescent protein. Besides
being useful in medical research, the protein is strangely beautiful found in jellyfish.
[http://www.squidforce.com/2008/10/09/nobel-prize-in-chemistry-and-the-glowing-jellyfish/]
[www.conncoll.edu]
[www.ninds.nih.gov]
[cmb.duke.edu]13
14. Researchers successfully breed larger fluorescent fish
The fluorescent anglefish, developed in Taiwan using gene transfer technology, is a fruit of cooperation
between the Council of Agriculture and Academia Sinica. (CNA)Publication Date 06/28/2010
Source Liberty Times
A new generation of larger sized fluorescent fish developed in cooperation between the Council of
Agriculture and Academia Sinica could light up aquariums around Taiwan and abroad within the next two
years.
[www.taiwantoday.tw]
[www.ekkwill.com]
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30. Introduction to the
Scientific Process
Identify a
problem
Gather
Information
Formulate a
hypothesis
Design and
Experiment
Record and
Organize
Data
Analyze Data
Draw
Conclusions
Use conclusions to develop a new