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I write about the world of biology. The discovery of bioluminescent sand on a San Diego beach just a few days ago has reignited public fascination with the stunning natural phenomenon. The ...

paddles or hands dipped in the water. Hundreds of thousands of bioluminescent dinoflagellates live in each gallon of bay water, and the light show put on by these tiny creatures provide is truly a ...

She dipped her hand in, swirled her fingers experimentally ... We were there because some species of dinoflagellates actually glow from within — a phenomenon known as bioluminescence. And when ...

As it turns out, bioluminescence has a number of evolutionary ... In a firefly, on the other hand, nearly 100% of the energy is given off as light. That luminescence, or "cold light," as it's ...

View Full Profile. Learn about our Editorial Policies. Although bioluminescence has been observed for many centuries, its application in biomedicine is relatively recent. Scientists traced back the ...