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Scieractinian coral expressing red fluorescent proteins
A scieractinian coral, also called a staghorn coral, from the northern Red Sea expressing red fluorescent proteins.
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The research characterizing fluorescent proteins from these organisms was supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation (grant MCB 0920572).
To learn more about the research, visit the Luminescent Labs website. (Date image taken: May 2010; date originally posted to NSF Multimedia Gallery: Dec. 5, 2018)
Credit: David Gruber and Vincent Pieribone
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