Thursday, August 12, 2010

Light


Like what you see?



Do you know what you're seeing?

They're bioluminescent jellyfish that live in the deep regions of the sea
There are also other species of animals that produce their own light even on land such as, insects, and fungi.

These creatures produce a chemical called luceferin that chemically reacts with oxygen to produce light!

It's interesting when you read about these kinda stuff on the internet, while reading about bioluminescence I found out that scientists have proposed ideas to genetically modify certain organisms with these light emitting genes for a variety of uses,

  • Trees that emit light to be places along the roads and highways to replace lamposts thus reducing electrical consumption
  • Light producing Christmas trees to reduce electrical fires
  • Novelty pets such as rabbits, dogs that emit their own light
  • Crops that illuminate when they need watering
I've only one reaction to that LOL

I must say I would love to see most of it come true but not much of the lighted up pets as it would just be very weird to see a rabbit that looks like this in your cage...

That's a real rabbit by the way, genetically modified, looks like a rabbit covered with some glowing toxic waste or something, anyway here's the article on it, ARTICLE

Till next time, bye!

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