Bioluminescence history

The elaterid Pyrophorus is of special importance in the history of bioluminescence, because it was used by Dubois in his first demonstration of the luciferin-luciferase reaction in 1885. The Jamaican click beetle (Pyrophorus noctilucus) is commonly found in the West Indies. The beetle possesses two kinds of luminous organs. A... 

About Bioluminescence. Lights Alive San Diego Natural History Museum. Available online. URL http //www.sdnhm.org/kids/ lightsalive/biolum3.html. Accessed Dec. 17, 2006. 

The information system contains several modules the Web-portal Bioluminescence and luminous organisms , the database BIOLUMBASE of natural and genetically modified luminous microorganisms, the electronic catalogue of cultures maintained in CCIBSO, information concerning history of bioluminescence studies, different properties and expressions of bioluminescence, methods and devices to measure bioluminescence, reagents for bioluminescent analysis and also applied programs for administration of the information system (Fig.l). The developed structure of the database will reflect all types of properties and communications of relevant material,... 

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