Illuminating the secret of glow-in-the-dark mushrooms

Scientists now understand what makes bioluminescent mushrooms glow, which may pave the way to new possibilities for harnessing fungal bioluminescence in analytical and imaging technologies. Bioluminescence is a highly conserved phenomenon that exists in a wide range of organisms; there are roughly 80 different known species of bioluminescent fungi alone scattered across the globe.

Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - April 26, 2017 Category: Science Source Type: news