How To Construct A 'Firefly' Worm: Measuring Metabolism Of Entir...

Courtesy ScienceDaily  Fri, 06/06/2008 - 08:30

For the first time, research describing a new modified luminescent worm allows scientists to measure -- in real time -- the metabolism of an entire living organism.

The key behind this capacity relies in the fact that the luminescence is produced using the animal's available energy, which reflects its metabolism that, as such, can be extrapolated from measuring the emitted light.

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