Bioluminescence Explained: Science Behind Nature's Glow
Bioluminescence - the production of light by living organisms - is one of nature's most elegant survival strategies, evolved independently at least 40 times across bacteria, fungi, insects, and marine life. Using luciferin-luciferase reactions with near-perfect efficiency, organisms create "cold light" for hunting, defense, communication, and mating. Scientists have harnessed these glowing proteins to revolutionize medicine (GFP imaging, drug screening, quantum biosensors) and environmental monit...
