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Bioluminescence
Bioluminescence is defined as the production and emission of light by living organisms. It's a form of chemiluminescence and occurs in marine animals, and some terrestrial arthropods like fireflies.
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JUL 23, 2018Microbiology
The light from inside the anglerfish bulb is made by bioluminescent bacteria, a symbiotic relationship we know little ab ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 16, 2018Plants & Animals
Many people go fishing in their spare time, whether it’s for dinner or for sport. But have you ever stopped to thi ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 26, 2018Videos
You’ve surely heard of bioluminescence and fluorescence in animals, but have you heard of iridescence? Iridescence ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 16, 2018Videos
Off the coast of San Diego, microscopic phytoplankton called dinoflagellates are putting on an amazing display of biolum ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 28, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
The glowing proteins of jellyfish and fireflies were adapted for use in the research lab. Now that idea has been taken e ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 15, 2018Cancer
With the help of a glow-producing natural enzyme, researchers detected the death of a single cancer cell quickly -- with ...Written By: Julia TraversDEC 28, 2017Technology
MIT engineers alter watercress plants to give off several hours of low-level light.Written By: Julia TraversSEP 09, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers at a University of Colorado Cancer Center want to perfect the use of gold nanoparticles in cancer therapeuti ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 27, 2017Plants & Animals
Even though sharks are often revered as large, scary fish with massive teeth made for eating beach-goers and ocean swimm ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 26, 2017Plants & Animals
The first thing that comes to mind when people hear the word “shark” is a large fish with massive teeth that ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 09, 2017Videos
As summer heats up, you've probably noticed more fireflies in your backyard. These creatures are most visible at the dus ...JUN 01, 2017Plants & Animals
Scientists exploring the deep sea off of Australia’s Eastern seaboard have discovered a bevy of interesting new se ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 18, 2017Plants & Animals
Researchers from the Bernardino Rivadavia Natural Sciences Museum in Buenos Aires were in for quite a surprise when they ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 04, 2017Plants & Animals
Deep below the surface of the ocean, some 650-3,000 feet below, you might find one of nature’s terrifying predator ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 04, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
New work from investigators at the Graduate School of Biosphere Science at Hiroshima University may significantly impact ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 29, 2017Microbiology
After four years, research collaboration has revealed details about the evolution of dinoflagellates, along with new det ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 12, 2017Infographics
Much like the creatures form the land of Pandora in James Cameron’s Avatar, glowing (or bioluminescent) animals ha ...OCT 31, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have described a new kind of probe that improves investigators’ abilities to monitor the interactions o ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 10, 2016Videos
Most people have heard, if not seen for themselves, of bioluminescent algae that produce waves of light on the surface o ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanOCT 05, 2016Microbiology
Microorganisms frequently attach to a surface and begin to grow into a colony called a biofilm in which cells stick to e ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 12, 2016Plants & Animals
Bioluminescence is a biological feature of some animals to produce their own light source. They may do so for a variety ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 09, 2016Plants & Animals
A 58-year-old deep sea diver by the name of Wayne MacWilliams decided to go for a deep sea dive off of the coast of Palm ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 25, 2016Microbiology
Raise your hand if you’ve heard of Aliivibrio fischeri! (Formerly known as Vibrio fischeri.) A. fischeri ar ...Written By: Kerry EvansSEP 30, 2015Plants & Animals
You may have heard of bioluminescent animals, which are able to produce their own light in dark conditions by using a ch ...Written By: Anthony Bouchard
JUL 23, 2018
Microbiology
The light from inside the anglerfish bulb is made by bioluminescent bacteria, a symbiotic relationship we know little ab
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 16, 2018
Plants & Animals
Many people go fishing in their spare time, whether it’s for dinner or for sport. But have you ever stopped to thi
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 26, 2018
Videos
You’ve surely heard of bioluminescence and fluorescence in animals, but have you heard of iridescence? Iridescence
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 16, 2018
Videos
Off the coast of San Diego, microscopic phytoplankton called dinoflagellates are putting on an amazing display of biolum
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 28, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
The glowing proteins of jellyfish and fireflies were adapted for use in the research lab. Now that idea has been taken e
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 15, 2018
Cancer
With the help of a glow-producing natural enzyme, researchers detected the death of a single cancer cell quickly -- with
...
Written By:
Julia Travers
DEC 28, 2017
Technology
MIT engineers alter watercress plants to give off several hours of low-level light.
Written By:
Julia Travers
SEP 09, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers at a University of Colorado Cancer Center want to perfect the use of gold nanoparticles in cancer therapeuti
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 27, 2017
Plants & Animals
Even though sharks are often revered as large, scary fish with massive teeth made for eating beach-goers and ocean swimm
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 26, 2017
Plants & Animals
The first thing that comes to mind when people hear the word “shark” is a large fish with massive teeth that
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 09, 2017
Videos
As summer heats up, you've probably noticed more fireflies in your backyard. These creatures are most visible at the dus
...
JUN 01, 2017
Plants & Animals
Scientists exploring the deep sea off of Australia’s Eastern seaboard have discovered a bevy of interesting new se
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 18, 2017
Plants & Animals
Researchers from the Bernardino Rivadavia Natural Sciences Museum in Buenos Aires were in for quite a surprise when they
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 04, 2017
Plants & Animals
Deep below the surface of the ocean, some 650-3,000 feet below, you might find one of nature’s terrifying predator
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 04, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
New work from investigators at the Graduate School of Biosphere Science at Hiroshima University may significantly impact
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 29, 2017
Microbiology
After four years, research collaboration has revealed details about the evolution of dinoflagellates, along with new det
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 12, 2017
Infographics
Much like the creatures form the land of Pandora in James Cameron’s Avatar, glowing (or bioluminescent) animals ha
...
OCT 31, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have described a new kind of probe that improves investigators’ abilities to monitor the interactions o
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 10, 2016
Videos
Most people have heard, if not seen for themselves, of bioluminescent algae that produce waves of light on the surface o
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 05, 2016
Microbiology
Microorganisms frequently attach to a surface and begin to grow into a colony called a biofilm in which cells stick to e
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 12, 2016
Plants & Animals
Bioluminescence is a biological feature of some animals to produce their own light source. They may do so for a variety
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 09, 2016
Plants & Animals
A 58-year-old deep sea diver by the name of Wayne MacWilliams decided to go for a deep sea dive off of the coast of Palm
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 25, 2016
Microbiology
Raise your hand if you’ve heard of Aliivibrio fischeri! (Formerly known as Vibrio fischeri.) A. fischeri ar
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
SEP 30, 2015
Plants & Animals
You may have heard of bioluminescent animals, which are able to produce their own light in dark conditions by using a ch
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard