Search Results for: bioluminescence
Bioluminescence
By Sachin Chorge Article submitted on January 2008 Article accepted on February 2008 Bioluminescence is the... Read More
Bioluminescence
Definition noun The production and emission of light by an organism; the capability of an organism to produce and emit light... Read More
How do marine bacteria produce light, why are they luminescent, and can we employ bacterial bioluminescence in aquatic biotechnology?
How do marine bacteria produce light, why are they luminescent, and can we employ bacterial bioluminescence in aquatic... Read More
photobiology
Photobiology Definition Photobiology, the biology of light, is a subdiscipline in biology. It focuses on the effects of... Read More
Fluorescence
Definition noun The absorption and the immediate re-emission of light or photon, which has longer wavelength when re-emitted... Read More
Luciferase
Definition noun, plural: luciferases Any of the group of enzymes that act on the oxidation of luciferin of bioluminescent... Read More
Phosphorescence
Definition noun The delayed emission of light at temperatures below incandescence, as a result of a previous light... Read More
Dinoflagellate
A dinoflagellate is a flagellate algae characterized by their two flagella of unequal length. One of the flagella is lying... Read More
Keeping The Body In Sync: The Stability Of Cellular Clocks
March 14, 2007 — A study in Switzerland uses the tools of physics to show how our circadian clocks manage to... Read More
Bridging the phenotypic gap: Real-time assessment of mitochondrial function and metabolism of the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans
Bridging the phenotypic gap: Real-time assessment of mitochondrial function and metabolism of the nematode Caenorhabditis... Read More
Light energy
Definition noun A form of energy consisting of particle-like photons with wavelike properties, and in which affects the... Read More
Peripheral Timekeeping: Mammalian Cells Outside The Brain Have Their Own Circadian Clocks
Peripheral Timekeeping: Mammalian Cells Outside The Brain Have Their Own Circadian Clocks Researchers have discovered that... Read More
Siphonophore
Definition noun, plural: siphonophores Any of the various marine invertebrate of the order Siphonohorae of the class... Read More
Flavin mononucleotide
Definition noun plural: flavin mononucleotides fla·vin mon·o·nu·cle·o·tide, ˌmɒnəʊˈnjuːklɪəˌtaɪd A... Read More
Flavin adenine dinucleotide
Definition noun plural: flavin adenine dinucleotides fla·vin ad·e·nine di·nu·cle·o·tide, ad·e·nine... Read More
Mononucleotide
Definition noun plural: mononucleotides mon·o·nu·cle·o·tide, ˌmɒnəʊˈnjuːklɪəˌtaɪd A single nucleotide (as... Read More
Sensory Processing in Aquatic Environments
Sensory Processing in Aquatic Environments ... Read More
Flavoprotein
Definition noun, plural: flavoproteins A protein containing a flavin moiety, e.g. flavin adenine dinucleotide (FAD) and... Read More
Valence electron
Definition noun, plural: valence electrons Any of the electrons on the outermost shell of an atom and takes part in chemical... Read More
The History, Biochemistry, and Potential of Quorum Sensing
Cellular Society The History, Biochemistry, and Potential of Quorum Sensing Greg Steinberg The Pennsylvania State... Read More
Cellular Society: The History, Biochemistry, and Potential of Quorum Sensing
Abstract Until the 1970s, bacteria have always been considered to act independently of a population. They were thought only... Read More
Firefly Light Helps Destroy Cancer Cells
Could the gentle firefly turn out to be a potent weapon against cancer? In a new study, researchers from London inserted... Read More
System-Driven and Oscillator-Dependent Circadian Transcription in Mice with a Conditionally Active Liver Clock
System-Driven and Oscillator-Dependent Circadian Transcription in Mice with a Conditionally Active Liver Clock Benoît... Read More