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Thursday
Oct272016

Bioluminescence: Tropical Forest Species And How They Can Shed Light On New Medicines

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The natural world has been creating light for over 400 million years through chemical reactions. In the ocean, more than 90% of species use bioluminescence to light up their lives, however, did you know bioluminescence has evolved in some land species too. Fireflies, fungi and even snails use light to survive. The amazing skills these species possess can even aid in medical research! 

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DateThursday, October 27, 2016 at 10:19AM | tagged Tagamazing nature, Tagbioluminescence, Tagecology, Tagfun, Tagfungi, Tagglow, Tagjellyfish, Tagmarine, Tagmushroom, Tagocean, Tagscience, Tagsurvival skills | in CategoryEnvironment, CategoryEnvironment News, CategoryNature, CategoryScience News, CategoryTravel, CategoryTravel News, CategoryWunderlust, Categoryanimals, Categoryconservation
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