Living cells coaxed to emit laser light

[kitatit]

Check this out guys. It's probably old news but it'd the
First time I've seen it.

Enjoy
Kit

http://www.news.com.au/technology/sc...rom=public_rss

[dchammonds]

Yep, we have copied so many things from nature using our 'technology'

[Youtakun]

This article contains a little more information

http://www.popsci.com/science/articl...t-living-laser

I can't find the article I read last week, but that also said something about the cell being able to generate more GFT after GFT gets destroyed by having the laser on.

[Mel]

Here is the article I've just found... It's STUNNING!
"Not only did the cell-based device produce pulses of laser light as in the GFP solution experiment, the researchers also found that the spherical shape of the cell itself acted as a lens, refocusing the light and inducing emission of laser light at lower energy levels than required for the solution-based device. The cells used in the device survived the lasing process and were able to continue producing hundreds of pulses of laser light."

They use a Genetically-modified jellyfish protein!

http://www.massgeneral.org/about/pre...e.aspx?id=1373