On 13 Apr 1999, George W. Chacko wrote:
> Has anyone tried CFP_GFP and GFP_YFP pairs for FRET? The spectral
> overlap is not in the desirable range but is it do-able?
>I just retruned from a Keystone Signaling meeting where Tony Hunter spoke
(Keystone X1/X2 1999) on April 13. I think he used YFP and GFP to look at
FRET effect in a lving cell when receptors dimerize. I will check my
notes for more detail.
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Getting back to normal temps in 1999 after the hottest year on record in
SE Michigan including records dating back to 1870!
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I thought this was an obscure fact until President Clinton mentioned it
in his 19 JAN 99 State-of-the-Union address!
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