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Darwin shines light on the evolution of bioluminescence
Author(s) -
Campbell Anthony K.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
luminescence
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.428
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1522-7243
pISSN - 1522-7235
DOI - 10.1002/bio.2439
Subject(s) - bioluminescence , citation , darwin (adl) , charles darwin , art history , art , evolutionary biology , library science , computer science , biology , darwinism , ecology , software engineering
The cover of this issue features the bioluminescent hydroid Obelia geniculata , showing the cells which produce coelenterazine bioluminescence, the light being emitted by the green fluorescent protein. It also shows Charles Darwin around the age of 50, when he published ‘On the Origin of Species’, and at the age of 71, a year before he died.