News tagged with bioluminescent bacteria

Creatures from the deep surface in NY exhibit

They have their own lights, teeth, and weird names like vampire squid, stoplight loosejaws, and bristlemouth -- meet the weird denizens of the deep surfacing for an exhibition in New York starting this week.

Other Sciences / Other

created Mar 28, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Glow and be eaten: Marine bacteria use light to lure plankton and fish

Not all that glitters is gold. Sometimes it is just bacteria trying to get ahead in life.

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Feb 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

In sync: Squid, glowing companions march in genetic harmony

(PhysOrg.com) -- Most humans are blissfully unaware that we owe our healthful existence to trillions of microbes that make their home in the nooks and crannies of the human body, primarily the gut.

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Jan 19, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Living buildings could mop up carbon dioxide

(PhysOrg.com) -- Architecture could help us tackle climate change, if we start to design our buildings with 'living' materials, according to Dr Rachel Armstrong, UCL Bartlett School of Architecture.

Other Sciences / Other

created Nov 27, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Shining a light on disease -- tracking light-emitting bacteria during infection

By attaching light-emitting genes to infectious bacteria in an experimental system, researchers at University College, Cork, Ireland, have been able to track where in the body the bacteria go - giving an insight into the ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Sep 09, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0