Beetlejuice genes now in biotechnicolor. (click beetle)

Science News | May 20, 1989| | Copyright

Beetlejuice genes now in biotechnicolor

"Beetlejuice" may be passe by Hollywood standards; the popular comedy film has been gone from theaters for months. But Beetlejuice II is coming soon -- not to local theaters this time, but to a biotechnology lab near you.

Researchers working with Caribbean click beetles have isolated the genes coding for bioluminescence from the juices of these glow-in-the-dark bugs. Having inserted this DNA into bacteria, they have developed a multicolored system of "reporter genes" they say will allow scientists to measure ...

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