Bioluminescence
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Bioluminescence results when the molecule luciferin is put in the presence of the enzyme luciferase. The luciferin molecule takes on an oxygen molecule, then decays back to normal by the emission of light without heat. Thus bioluminescence is a very efficient light.
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Bioluminescence and Creationism
Creationists find bioluminescence interesting because it would seem to be complicated to develop, but is found in many different kinds of creatures. Deep sea fish are thought to be 90% bioluminescent. Would evolutionists say it developed separately in all these organisms or was lost in all the other organisms which don't have bioluminescence? What are the genetic steps to develop luciferin and luciferase that would be preserved before bioluminescence became available to influence natural selection?
Bioluminescent creatures
Some creatures that use bioluminescence are:
- Stomiiformes deep sea fish
- Some Siphonophora which are colonies of hydrozoa
- Certain Bacteria
- Cypridina crustaceans of the class Ostracod [1]
- Fireflies
- Dinoflagellates
- Certain Mushrooms
- Some Squid and Octopus
- Some centipedes and millipedes
Related References
- Wikipedia Bioluminescence
- Lucifer on the Loose by Willis Keithley. CRSQ 26(4):131, March 1990.
- Synthesis of Cypridina Luciferin
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