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...
