Beginning my research on fireflies for my next book in 2015 and found the following inspiring information. Please read it is amazing! The two chemicals found in a fireflys tail, luciferase and luciferin, light up in the presence of ATP. Every animal has ATP in its cells in amounts that are more or less constant—or should be. In diseased cells, the amount of ATP may be abnormal. If the chemicals from fireflies are injected into diseased cells, they can detect changes in cells that can be used to study many diseases, from cancer to muscular dystrophy. But thats not all theyre used for. Electronic detectors built with these chemicals have been fitted into spacecraft to detect life in outer space, as well as food spoilage and bacterial contamination on earth.
Posted on: Fri, 12 Dec 2014 13:54:52 +0000
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