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Ilia Yampolsky has received a prestigiuous VYZOV prize in nomination BREAKTHROUGH for the deciphering of bioluminescence molecular mechanisms and the invention of glowing plants.
More information here.
Sustainable Light Achieved in Living Plants
We are happy to announce that new paper about autoluminescent plants was published this week in Nature Biotechnology as a result of collaboration between Yampolsky lab and Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry RAS, Planta, MRC London Institute of Medical Sciences, and the Institute of Science and Technology Austria.
The research of fungal bioluminescent system revealed that its bioluminescence is metabolically similar to the natural processes common among plants. By inserting DNA obtained from the mushroom, we were able to create plants that glow much brighter than previously possible.
This biological light can be used by scientists for observing the inner workings of plants or for practical and aesthetic purposes, most notably for creating glowing flowers and other ornamental plants. Please refer to the original paper to learn more.
The work was highlighted in Nature Plants, Nature Methods, CNN, Guardian, The Times, Science etc.
Results of Young Scientists' Award 2019 of Moscow Government are announced
Congratulations to our colleagues from Organic Synthesis Group Aleksandra Tsarkova and Zinaida Osipova - together with Mikhail Baranov they received a prize in Biology!
We also want to congratulate our colleagues from other laboratories of the Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry:
Dmitry Bilan and Yulia Ermakova - Biotechnology
Marat Pavlyukov and Victoria Shender - Medical Sciences
More information here (russian only).
Third edition of Shimomura's "Bioluminescence" is now available
We are proud to announce that the third edition of Osamu Shimomura’s “Bioluminescence. Chemical Principles and Methods” is now available for purchase. Congratulations to our staff and colleagues, who participated in the preparation of this edition of the book.
Our research featured in BEST of 2018 by Russian Science Foundation
Source: rscf.ru
Russian Science Foundation rscf.ru published the main results of 2018. The project of our laboratory “Development of the the first genetically encoded autonomously bioluminescent system of eukaryotes”, which is supported by RScF grant, was named among ten most important results of the year.
More information here (in russian).
Le Monde paper about our research
Our research was highlighted in LeMonde newspaper
C&EN highlighted our discovery of Mechanism of Fungal Glowing
C&EN highlighted our discovery of Mechanism of Fungal Glowing
New in fungal bioluminescence: oxyluciferin, reaction mechanism and further prospects
New paper about the mechanism of bioluminescence in fungi was published online in Science Advances journal today!
The New York Times published our research overview!
The Guardian article about future applications of fungal bioluminescence
The Guardian published an article based on our collaborative research paper about discovery of the mechanism of fungal bioluminescence
