If the pinkish-red color appears somewhat intimidating, it's with good reason. Steichen warns this type of phytoplankton does ...

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Naturally, she said, phytoplankton can get these nutrients by upwelling, where wind blows surface water away and cold nutrient-rich water rises to the surface. Shipe also said bioluminescent waves ...

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At night, boat tours take people out on the water to see the fluorescent plankton. #2 Mission Bay, San Diego, USA Glowing neon-blue lights the water, and bioluminescent waves can sometimes be seen ...

Bioluminescence is widely used for in vivo imaging of nude mice. By conjugating luciferase protein to quantum dots, bioluminescence resonance energy transfer (BRET) turns these useful fluorophores ...