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Last week, students inserted a jellyfish plasmid into bacteria. The jellyfish gene codes for Green Fluorescent Protein (GFP) and is resistant to the antibiotic ampicillin. Students who successfully performed this transformation were able to produce bacteria that fluoresced green under UV light and are resistant to antibiotics. A podcast will follow soon!

Posted by Ms. Larkin