This light is created by a chemical reaction, and it is one example of a phenomenon called bioluminescence. Bioluminescent organisms produce and radiate light. There are thousands of bioluminescent ...

Bioluminescence first evolved in animals at least 540 million years ago in a group of marine invertebrates called octocorals, according to the results of a new study from scientists with the ...

“In the past, we thought either the fish made both of the components of bioluminescence themselves or just one of the components, but this is an example of them making neither of them ...

This discovery places the origin of bioluminescence in the Octocorallia group approximately 270 million years earlier than the previously known earliest example, a glowing prehistoric shrimp.

Evolving roughly 27 different times in the long history of fish, bioluminescence—the biological production of light—is one of the flashier survival tools used for luring prey, communication ...

Bioluminescence — the emission of light by living organisms—is a beautiful natural phenomenon that has enchanted children, challenged those who have tried to understand it, and provided the basis for ...

Bioluminescent luciferase enzymes have historically been too dim to use as probes in living tissue. But recent advances have ...

New study shines a light on the mechanics of bioluminescence in the rare fish Vinciguerria mabahiss Date: March 26, 2025 Source: Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County Summary: Evolving ...

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 ...