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In October 8, 2008, the Nobel Prize for Chemistry was awarded to Osamu Shimomura, Martin Chalfie, and Roger Tsien ­ostensibly for the discovery, cloning, and applications of green-fluorescent protein (GFP). This protein is ­associated with bioluminescence in ­coelenterates, including jellyfish and sea­ pansies. This award is as much a ­celebration of basic research as it is an acknowledg­ement of the achievements of three ­accomplished researchers…