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Re:Computer Scientist Creates Kill-Switch for Biological Vir... by wccrawford on Friday November 04, 2011 @07:48AM (#3195681)
"By splicing jellyfish genes into white blood cells—nature’s front line against viral invaders—he created a biological sensor that glows in the presence of disease."

That is so awesome. :D

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Re:Computer Scientist Creates Kill-Switch for Biological Vir... by sagarm on Friday November 04, 2011 @11:04PM (#3198750)
The "jellyfish genes" in question are probably GFP[1] (Green fluorescent protein), which has been spliced into many organisms. You can even buy fish with the gene[2].

[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_fluorescent_protein [2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GloFish

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