Thanks to the bioluminescent bacteria inhabiting its light organ, the vividly colored southern bobtail squid (Euprymna tasmanica) can glow in the dark. A series of rodent experiments showed that even ...

The basic idea of Mimee’s pill is that bacteria glow in the presence of a particular molecule, and an adjacent electronic circuit detects the light signal and wirelessly transmits it to a cell phone.

Lanternfish are one of many animals that light up the ocean with their glowing bodies. Watch fish expert Ollie Crimmen explain more about these deep-sea dwellers. Lanternfishes have light-producing ...

Bioluminescence is widely used for in vivo imaging of nude mice. By conjugating luciferase protein to quantum dots, bioluminescence resonance energy transfer (BRET) turns these useful fluorophores ...

All this light is bioluminescence—visible light made by living creatures. Rare on land, bioluminescent organisms are common in the oceans, particularly in the upper 3,000 feet. This is a world ...

There are thousands of bioluminescent organisms, including bacteria; fungi; and species of fish, squid, and jellyfish. Many ...