Obelin from the hydroid Obelia longissima and aequorin are members of a subfamily of Ca2+-regulated photoproteins that is a part of the larger EF-hand calcium binding protein family. On the addition ...

Like other bacterial bioluminescence, milky seas have a steady, even gleam “like the glow-in-the-dark plastic stars you can buy your kids,” according to a 1980 U.S. Navy sighting.

Metastatic breast cancer is incurable. The goal of this study was to develop a positron emission tomography (PET)/near-infrared fluorescent (NIRF) probe for imaging CD105 expression in breast cancer ...

Bioluminescence tomography (BLT) is an inverse source problem that localizes and quantifies bioluminescent probe distribution in 3-D. The generic BLT model is ill-posed, leading to nonunique solutions ...

Bioluminescence offers some of the most awe-inspiring natural displays, where night waters turn into shimmering light shows. Come explore glowing bays, radiant beaches, and shimmering forests.

The mountaineer in Jusant discovers a cavernous habitat with bioluminescent blues and gauzy purples. Don't Nod Jusant and “Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind” offer inverted searches for meaning.

Diffuse optical tomography (DOT) utilises near-infrared light for imaging spatially distributed optical parameters, typically the absorption and scattering coefficients. The image reconstruction ...

Lights, Camera, Plankton How to See Bioluminescence in Seattle’s Waterways There’s a natural laser show happening in Puget Sound. But you have to be patient to see it. By Taylor McKenzie Gerlach June ...

The page explained that bioluminescence is most common in fish, squid, and what we call the gelatinous zooplankton’ (jellyfish, siphonophores, comb jellies, and other animals that are mostly made of ...

Shafiee’s group has now developed an easy-to-use bioluminescent diagnostic test that can accurately detect several viruses in blood serum (Nat. Biomed. Eng. 2025, DOI: 10.1038/s41551-025-01405-9).

In the hidden corners of our planet, from the deepest ocean trenches to tropical forest canopies, a remarkable biological phenomenon unfolds in darkness. Bioluminescence and biofluorescence—nature’s ...