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\nWhen these divers accidentally uncovered an enormous world of neon nightlife underwater, the only logical next step was to engineer a way to see like a shark. Everything It Takes to Explore Beneath Polar Ice Caps - Read More David...\nWhen these divers accidentally uncovered an enormous world of neon nightlife underwater, the only logical next step was to engineer a way to see like a shark. Everything It Takes to Explore Beneath Polar Ice Caps - Read More David Gruber: Seeing the Ocean in Neon \"Only animals with special filters in their eyes are privy to the neon light show, including many fish. For perhaps millions of years, these creatures have signaled each other in this secret language of light. 'There's a hidden layer of pattern and color that humans are just tuning in to,' Gruber says. 'It's a whole new way for us to perceive, and better understand, life in the sea.'\" Scientists Have Developed Shark Vision \"'If fluorescence does help sharks see other members of their species, it could help them find each other for mating or socialization. But biofluorescing might also make the sharks more obvious to predators. Gruber says it’s not clear what animals eat these species—maybe other, bigger sharks—or what their own visual abilities might be. Very few shark species have been 'brought to the eye doctor,' he says. 'This study really opened my eyes up,” Gruber adds (no pun intended), 'to how little we know about shark vision.'\" Discovery of Green Fluorescent Protein (GFP) (Nobel Lecture) \"We started to collect jellyfish at 6 a.m., and a part of our group began to cut off the rings at 8 a.m. We spent all afternoon extracting aequorin from the rings. Then, we collected more jellyfish in the evening for the next day. Our laboratory looked like a jellyfish factory, and was filled with the jellyfish smell.... Nowadays GFP and its homologues are indispensable in biomedical research, due to the fact that these proteins selfcontain a fluorescent chromophore in their peptide chains and they can be expressed in living bodies.\" ____________________ This episode is dedicated to Nobel prize winner Dr. Osamu Shimomura, who passed away in October 2018 after a lifetime of invaluable research on marine life and light that sparked a revolution in experimental biology. ____________________ Science In The Extremes ventures to the ends of the earth to bring you pioneering research and innovations that are advancing our civilization and broadening our understanding of the universe. Follow intrepid researchers as they plunge into the deepest parts of the ocean, trek across the arctic tundra, and explore the cosmos, because being a scientist isn’t just about being in the lab. Seeker explains every aspect of our world through a lens of science, inspiring a new generation of curious minds who want to know how today’s discoveries in science, math, engineering and technology are impacting our lives and shaping our future. Our stories parse meaning from the noise in a world of rapidly changing information. Visit the Seeker website Subscribe now! Seeker on Twitter Seeker on Facebook Science in the Extremes on Facebook Seeker\n
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