Glowing Cells Made With Jellyfish DNA

You’re looking at glowing bacterial cells, thanks to a gene from a jellyfish. 🧫✨

Marie, also known as @labskillsacademy, walks us through how scientists discovered GFP, or green fluorescent protein, and how this glowing gene transformed biology. Originally found in the jellyfish Aequorea victoria, GFP can be inserted into cells to make specific proteins light up under UV or blue light. This lets researchers literally see what’s happening inside living cells: where proteins go, how cells divide, and how they respond to stress, all in real time.