Bacteria can shine both on land and underwater. They can live independently in seawater or sand, or inside a bigger organism. For instance, bobtail squid host bioluminescent bacteria (Vibrio fischeri) ...

Thanks to the bioluminescent bacteria inhabiting its light organ, the vividly colored southern bobtail squid (Euprymna tasmanica) can glow in the dark. A long-term study finds that moon cycles and ...

One innovative approach to assessing the toxicity of chemical mixtures involves the use of bioluminescent bacteria. A study demonstrated that freeze-dried bioluminescent bacteria, specifically ...

If you haven't seen the story of the tiny black seadevil anglerfish who swam to the surface to see light before dying yet then congratulations because you ...

coli to bioluminescence when they encounter the compound heme, an indicator of bleeding, in the guts of pigs. Packaged within a capsule 1.5 inches in length, the bacteria and electronics alerted the ...

It’s called bioluminescence, which is the emission of light by something living in the water. It could be bacteria, sharks, ...