Researchers synchronize blinking ‘genetic clocks’ — genetically engineered bacteria that keep track of time
Jan 24th, 2010 by admin
Researchers who last year genetically engineered bacteria to keep track of time by turning on and off fluorescent proteins within their cells have taken another step toward the construction of a programmable genetic sensor. The scientists recently synchronized these bacterial “genetic clocks” to blink in unison and engineered the bacterial genes to alter their blinking rates when environmental conditions change.
