In genetic engineering, a reporter gene is one that codes for a product that is easy to measure by recent technology. For instance, luciferases are easily detectable because they are luminescent! The reason why reporter genes are worth blogging is that it is now quite simple to "copy and paste" single genes with known function(s) in and out of most any organism via recombinant DNA...
...Thus, combining reporter genes with other cellular elements, allows contextual, system-level, space-temporal measurements of molecular functions in living cells/organisms depending of the researcher creativity. The art of reportergenomic patchwork might facilitate understanding of our inner biology in the context of normal physiology as well as in disease.
This blog collects transversal informations from historically separated fields like optics, physics, pharmacology, chemistry and medicine. More than 50 peer-reviewed journals are scrutinized to creatively distill new knowledge and promote reportergenomic development.
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