The alluring firefly: nature's lightning bug may hold key to medical breakthroughs, Insects
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The role of light in the mating rituals of adult fireflies was little understood until recently, but now scientists want to use bioluminescence for a host of potential medical procedures – including tagging tumors to monitor them
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The alluring firefly: nature's lightning bug may hold key to medical breakthroughs, Insects
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