Chemistry: This Day in Science History - August 27 - Osamu Shimomura

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This Day in Science History - August 27 - Osamu Shimomura Aug 26th 2011, 22:05 August 27th is Osamu Shimomura's birthday. Shimomura is a Japanese organic chemist who shares the 2008 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with with Roger Tsien and Martin Chalfie for their discovery of the green fluorescent protein (GFP). This protein glows green under fluorescent light and is used widely as a bioindicator in the studies of gene transfers and gene transcriptions. The GFP gene can be attached to the gene or protein that is being investigated so any future proteins made will have a GFP attached to it. When a fluorescent light shines on the sample, the distinctive green glow will show where all the modified proteins are located. Shimomura was the first to isolate GFP and identified which part produced the fluorescence. Happy Birthday Shimomura! Find out what else occurred on this day in science history. Follow Chemistry on Facebook or Twitter.

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