Sentences with phrase «green under ultraviolet light»

Erika Sasaki and her team at the Central Institute for Experimental Animals in Kawasaki, Japan, added a gene to marmoset embryos that made them glow green under ultraviolet light.

The CSHL team genetically engineered mice so that the same conditions that activate Nestin in a particular cell also make it glow green under ultraviolet light.

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The target fragment binds to a gene switch in the DNA, which triggers the production of a colourful substance such as the protein that gives jellyfish a green glow under ultraviolet light, or proteins from bacteria that produce colour changes visible to the naked eye.

As if their venom - injecting tails and crushing pincers weren't frightening enough, scorpions have long been known to glow blue - green under ultraviolet (UV) light.

When the notes are inspected under a bank's ultraviolet scanner, pictures of a bridge and the European continent light up in green.

But, some of the Dugway Geodes contain another hidden surprise - trace amounts of uranium incorporated into their chalcedony lining cause the geode's interior lining to exhibit a spectacular lime - green fluorescence under ultraviolet light.

Available colors fluoresced orange, yellow, green and blue under ultraviolet light.

Toward this goal, says Dr. Miller, the veterinarian may examine the cat's coat with a Wood's lamp — an ultraviolet light under which a fungus - coated hair will glow with a yellowish - green color.