Uploaded March 2024 | Updated September 2026, 4 days ago

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Talk about a glow-up ✨ See these uniquely-neon sea anemones? A team of researchers at Scripps Oceanography and Stanford University has uncovered a direct genetic link between fluorescence and color in sea anemones.

The new study found that this dazzling neon-colored display is controlled by different versions of a single fluorescent protein gene, which is used to protect sea anemone cells from stress.

Dive into the study: https://scripps.ucsd.edu/news/study-illuminates-protective-role-fluorescence-neon-colored-sea-anemones