2019-08-29, 00:35
These sharks use unique molecules to glow green
In the depths of the sea, certain shark species transform the ocean's blue light into a bright green color that only other sharks can see -- but how they biofluoresce has previously been unclear. Researchers have now identified what's responsible for the sharks' bright green hue: a previously unknown family of small-molecule metabolites.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/20...111442.htm
In the depths of the sea, certain shark species transform the ocean's blue light into a bright green color that only other sharks can see -- but how they biofluoresce has previously been unclear. Researchers have now identified what's responsible for the sharks' bright green hue: a previously unknown family of small-molecule metabolites.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/20...111442.htm