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Glow in the dark

Nature Photonics volume 2, page 60 (2008)Cite this article

The ability of living organisms to generate light by bioluminescence is a fascinating phenomenon. Nature Photonics spoke to Yoriko Ando from the University of Tokyo about her recent quantitative analysis of the effect in fireflies.

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Won, R. Glow in the dark. Nature Photon 2, 60 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/nphoton.2007.275

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