Open AccessYin–Yang Ways of Controlling Gene Expression Are Now in Our Hands
Author(s) -
Hitoshi Okamoto
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
acs chemical biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.899
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1554-8937
pISSN - 1554-8929
DOI - 10.1021/cb700213e
Subject(s) - danio , zebrafish , embryonic stem cell , gene , biology , dream , gene expression , microbiology and biotechnology , genetics , neuroscience
Molecular biologists have long dreamed of switching genes on and off at will in any part of the body during embryonic development. Their dream is now coming true thanks to the transparency of the embryonic body of the zebrafish ( Danio rerio), which has made gene manipulation by photoillumination possible.
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