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Michael Crichton and James Patterson’s “Eruption” is Riveting, but with a Shaky Genetic Foundation

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When Crichton died of cancer in 2008, he left behind a staggering trove of research about an eruption of Mauna Loa on the Big Island of Hawaii. ” The explanation continues, and here’s where it ceases to make sense, to anyone who knows anything about DNA, genes, and genomes. The DNA double helix is exquisitely symmetrical.

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A Brief History of GFP

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While initially overlooked, GFP later revolutionized biology and medicine, earning Shimomura a share of the 2008 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. First, Hirata was so impressed with his young student that he granted him a PhD in organic chemistry in 1960. This insight led to the discovery of green fluorescent protein, or GFP.

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