That’s not a “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle” floating before your eyes. You’re seeing the first biofluorescent reptile discovered by scientists. While filming small sharks and coral reefs in ...

Bioluminescence offers some of the most awe-inspiring natural displays, where night waters turn into shimmering light shows.

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 ...

According to the Marine Turtle Action Plan (2021-26), between 40,000 to 1.1 million turtles nest annually on Indian beaches, though nesting success is threatened by habitat degradation and predation.

This finding is strong evidence that soft shelled turtles in China, ... At 96 hours, the entire dorsal side of the turtles' shells was emitting bioluminescence.

To infect the turtles, the investigators dipped them in a phosphate buffered saline solution containing the now bioluminescent bacteria, serogroup 0139. Over the next four days, the researchers ...

Endangered turtle urinates through its mouth (10/11/2012) One of China’s most commonly farmed turtles for consumption, the Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis), has a unique ability ...