Tagged: lampyridae

The Innovate TB contest - Infectious Thoughts

Siouxsie Wiles • Jun 14, 2012 •

• Animation,
• bioluminescence,
• fireflies,
• Firefly,
• lampyridae,
• TB,
• tuberculosis

The Stop TB Partnership and Working Group on New TB Drugs are currently running the Innovate TB Contest where people where asked to submit their videos showing how innovations are revolutionising tuberculosis (TB) prevention, treatment and advocacy. Submissions are now closed and the public have just a couple of days left to vote. The three videos with the … Read More

Fireflies, luuurve and NASA - misc.ience

Aimee Whitcroft • Feb 15, 2012 •

• ATP,
• bacteria,
• bioluminescence,
• chemistry,
• contamination,
• fireflies,
• food,
• Infectious Thoughts,
• lampyridae,
• microbiology,
• NASA,
• Siouxsie Wiles,
• space,
• sterile

In this newest animated video from fellow Sciblogger Siouxsie Wiles (Infectious Thoughts) explains how fireflies* use bioluminescence to find love (or the firefly equivalent), and, well, food. And it then goes on to explain how the chemical reaction used to produce that light, can be exploited to help us test for bacterial presence.  In your [...] … Read More