We All Shine On In New Proof Of Bioluminescence


	We All Shine On In New Proof Of Bioluminescence

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7-22-2009 2:07 PM

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more (at source): We successfully imaged the diurnal change of this ultraweak photon emission with an improved highly sensitive imaging system using cryogenic charge-coupled device (CCD) camera. We found that the human body directly and rhythmically emits light.

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7-22-2009 2:15 PM

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7-22-2009 2:51 PM

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