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This phosphorescence is termed bioluminescence, which is light produced in an organism by means of a chemical reaction. Dinoflagellates are the only algae known to have this special eccentricity. ... What causes dinoflagellates to bioluminesce?
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The glittering light seen in seawater at night can be attributed to bioluminescence, a handy evolutionary phenomenon that gives certain land ... An organic molecule called luciferin produces light, while an enzyme named luciferase acts as the catalyst that causes oxidation. The resulting oxyluciferin is the light you see.
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When chemoluminescence takes place in a living organism, the process is termed bioluminescence. Increasingly, scientists are taking our knowledge of bioluminescence, particularly in marine creatures, and finding new applications in chemistry, genetics, ecology and medicine. ... A page from the "Causes of Color" exhibit...
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www.webexhibits.org/causesofcolor/4ADA.html
www.webexhibits.org/causesofcolor/4ADA.html
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This bioluminescence technology showed the researchers that Listeria bacteria migrated to the kidneys and gall bladders of normal mice during infection. In mice with cancer, the bacterium migrated very efficiently to the tumour tissue.
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www.news-medical.net/news/20090909/Bioluminescence-imag...
www.news-medical.net/news/20090909/Bioluminescence-imaging-demystifies-causes-of-infectious-diseases.aspx
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Living Light: Exploring Bioluminescence (Library Binding) ... Discusses the causes of bioluminescence, describes animals and plants that exhibit this characteristic, and relates the possible benefits of current research in the field.
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www.amazon.com/Living-Light-Bioluminescence-Peg-Horsbur...
www.amazon.com/Living-Light-Bioluminescence-Peg-Horsburgh/dp/0671328492
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these possible causes of bioluminescence positive results. Poor reproducibility, high cost and a large amount of manual work have recently been ...
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www.springerlink.com/index/T47432P63400542Q.pdf
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Bioluminescence can be expected at any region or depth in the sea. It occurs mainly at sea. It is the only source of light in most of the habitable volume of the ocean. However, with only a few exceptions, it is not found in freshwater.
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www.bio.davidson.edu/courses/anphys/1999/Cody/Definitio...
www.bio.davidson.edu/courses/anphys/1999/Cody/Definition.htm
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Juhl has studied the local red tide dinoflagellate species Lingulo-dinium polyedrum extensively, and is now working with Alexandrium fundyense, a toxic dinoflagellate that causes paralytic shellfish poisoning in other areas of the world, including the East Coast ... So, if dinoflagellates use bioluminescence for protection,
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www.sio.ucsd.edu/explorations/biolum/Page5.html
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A method of measuring bioluminescence, comprising the steps of: providing the ... that measure bioluminescence when said analyte causes said bioluminescent ...
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www.patentstorm.us/patents/7371538/claims.html
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