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now the scientist who did discover their

now the scientist who did discover their green fluorescent protein shared in this

green fluorescent protein shared in this

green fluorescent protein shared in this Nobel Prize for chemistry but even he

Nobel Prize for chemistry but even he

Nobel Prize for chemistry but even he wasn’t looking for that and explained

wasn’t looking for that and explained

wasn’t looking for that and explained how he found it and discovered that it

how he found it and discovered that it

how he found it and discovered that it wasn’t through logic you think science

wasn’t through logic you think science

wasn’t through logic you think science is all logic how did it happen so

is all logic how did it happen so

is all logic how did it happen so definitely not the usual scientific

definitely not the usual scientific

definitely not the usual scientific method although all to a lot of times

method although all to a lot of times

method although all to a lot of times that this is the real way science is

that this is the real way science is

that this is the real way science is done osamu shimomura was interested in

done osamu shimomura was interested in

done osamu shimomura was interested in the fun of just a wonderful fundamental

the fun of just a wonderful fundamental

the fun of just a wonderful fundamental question how is it that some organisms

question how is it that some organisms

question how is it that some organisms can actually make light fireflies glow

can actually make light fireflies glow

can actually make light fireflies glow worms bacteria fungi crustaceans and a

worms bacteria fungi crustaceans and a

worms bacteria fungi crustaceans and a jellyfish that he was interested in this

jellyfish that he was interested in this

jellyfish that he was interested in this jellyfish produced a wonderful green

jellyfish produced a wonderful green

jellyfish produced a wonderful green light and he tried to understand to find

light and he tried to understand to find

light and he tried to understand to find the protein that made that light so he

the protein that made that light so he

the protein that made that light so he goes into the lab he works a very long

goes into the lab he works a very long

goes into the lab he works a very long time and this is going to be a constant

time and this is going to be a constant

time and this is going to be a constant refrain it didn’t work nothing worked at

refrain it didn’t work nothing worked at

refrain it didn’t work nothing worked at all he goes and he tries and tries and

all he goes and he tries and tries and

all he goes and he tries and tries and tries finally one evening he’s wait he’s

tries finally one evening he’s wait he’s

tries finally one evening he’s wait he’s worked well into the night he’s tired

worked well into the night he’s tired

worked well into the night he’s tired it’s failed again he takes all the

it’s failed again he takes all the

it’s failed again he takes all the samples he throws them away in the sink

samples he throws them away in the sink

samples he throws them away in the sink because they’re of no use to him the

because they’re of no use to him the

because they’re of no use to him the sink has jellyfish parts of other stuff

sink has jellyfish parts of other stuff

sink has jellyfish parts of other stuff in some sea water turns off the light

in some sea water turns off the light

in some sea water turns off the light he’s about to go home but he looks back

he’s about to go home but he looks back

he’s about to go home but he looks back at the sink and it’s glowing brightly

at the sink and it’s glowing brightly

at the sink and it’s glowing brightly and he goes and he thinks about it he

and he goes and he thinks about it he

and he goes and he thinks about it he says oh it seawater it has calcium I

says oh it seawater it has calcium I

says oh it seawater it has calcium I never had any Kelsey would test that out

never had any Kelsey would test that out

never had any Kelsey would test that out a couple days later and sure enough it’s

a couple days later and sure enough it’s

a couple days later and sure enough it’s calcium so a complete accident throw it

calcium so a complete accident throw it

calcium so a complete accident throw it in the sink it’s a great way for a Nobel

in the sink it’s a great way for a Nobel

in the sink it’s a great way for a Nobel you