Brainbow is a powerful genetic tool for multicolor labeling in mice with applications in fields including developmental biology and neuroanatomy. Now two groups have ported the approach to the fruit fly where it may have even greater impact.
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Cachero, S., Jefferis, G. Double Brainbow. Nat Methods 8, 217–218 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/nmeth0311-217
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