They’re as bright as fireflies, but far harder to find. Still, experts say it’s worth seeking a glimpse of these stunning ...

* Fireflies operate at near 100% efficiency, with a trace amount of heat emitted from those flashes. Incandescent bulbs emit about 10% of their energy as light, with fluorescent bulbs coming in around ...

Understanding Bioluminescence and Its Significance Mangrove forest in Khok Kham ,Samut Sakhon near Bangkok Thailand. Bioluminescence is when some living things make light through a chemical reaction.

The study was published Oct. 16, 2024 in the journal Geophysical Research Letters and was authored by Xuanting Hao, assistant ...

ATP, if generated in the reaction, was detected by measuring luminescence upon the addition of a luciferase premix (containing luciferase, luciferin, and MgCl 2) and quantified using a standard curve ...

We report a gold nanoparticle (AuNP)-capped mesoporous silica nanoparticle (Au-MSN) platform for intracellular codelivery of an enzyme and a substrate with retention of bioactivity. As a ...

I’ve always been fond of ‘l’ words and so it is that I’m compelled to post a story about a “luciferin-luciferase system” or, in this case, a story about insect bioluminescence. Caption: Researchers ...

Image | Dinoflagellate phytoplankton Caption: Dinoflagellate phytoplankton are understood to be less valuable food than diatoms for the creatures that consume them. (Ruby Hu/Dalhousie University) ...

Fireflies flying in the forest. Image by [email protected] via Depositphotos. Perhaps the most familiar bioluminescent creatures, fireflies produce light through a chemical reaction in their ...

Thailand Beach. Image by Alexander Huang via Unsplash. The enchanting glow observed at certain beaches is primarily caused by microscopic marine organisms called dinoflagellates, particularly species ...

There is a continuing need for improved preclinical mouse models of cancer that more accurately predict therapy outcomes for future clinical translation. Luciferase and bioluminescence have long been ...

LUCAS avoids these problems by using bioluminescence. This process uses luciferase, the same enzyme that makes fireflies glow. When luciferase meets a molecule called luciferin, it gives off light.