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Glowing GFP Furniture (Well, Almost…..)

Posted by Shelley Batts on May 26, 2007
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Ok, so maybe I exaggerated a little bit on the GFP part, but these chairs really do glow! Called AfterGlow, this line of deck chairs from Douglas Homer is made of 100% post-consumer recycled high density polyethylene (HDPE) and glows in the dark.

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  1. #1 Charlie (Colorado)
    May 26, 2007

    GFP?

  2. #2 Shelley
    May 27, 2007

    GFP = Green Fluoroscent Protein. :) Used extensively in molecular biology to illuminate proteins in tissues and cells. Originates from some kinda jellyfish….I think….

  3. #3 romunov
    July 1, 2007

    Indeed, Shelley’s right on target. It was first extracted from a jelly fish scientists like to call Aequorea victoria (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aequorea_victoria).

  4. #4 kelleyfurniture
    February 6, 2008

    Relatively great post..

    Thanks!!
    Kelley