Bioluminescence is the fascinating natural phenomenon by which living creatures produce
light. Bioluminescence occurs when the oxidation of a small-molecule luciferin is catalysed …

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) has been considered a noninvasive and cost-effective
modality for tumor treatment. However, the complexity of tumor microenvironments poses …

A new theory about the origins of consciousness that finds learning to be the driving force in
the evolutionary transition to basic consciousness. What marked the evolutionary transition …

In the coming years and decades, advanced space-and ground-based observatories will
allow an unprecedented opportunity to probe the atmospheres and surfaces of potentially …

Phosphorescence is a phenomenon of delayed luminescence that corresponds to the
radiative decay of the molecular triplet state. As a general property of molecules …

The environmental impacts of artificial light at night have been a rapidly growing field of
global change science in recent years. Yet, light pollution has not achieved parity with other …

It is often taken for granted that all animals host and depend upon a microbiome, yet this has
only been shown for a small proportion of species. We propose that animals span a …

Bioluminescence is a phenomenon that has fascinated mankind for centuries. Today the
phenomenon and its sibling, chemiluminescence, have impacted society with a number of …

The rapid development of biophotonics and biomedical sciences makes a high demand on
photonic structures to be interfaced with biological systems that are capable of manipulating …

Molluscs comprise the second largest phylum of animals (after arthropods), occurring in
virtually all habitats. Some are commercially important, a few are pests and some carry …