Grow Your Own image

Bioluminescent Algae

When you care enough to say it in glow-in-the-dark bacteria By Chris Quintero

Image

Figure A: Stating the obvious

You may have memories of running after fireflies with outstretched hands on a warm summer evening. You may have even watched some Discovery Channel documentary on the mysteries of the deep sea and marveled at those “glowing” organisms found there. Chances are however, you probably haven’t heard too much about the plethora of bioluminescent creatures inhabiting this planet.

Bioluminescence (literally meaning ...

Get The Best of Instructables Volume I now with the O’Reilly learning platform.

O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.