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Bioluminescent Deep-Sea Fish Use Crystal ‘Prisms’ to Recycle Their Own Glow


A marine biologist studying the photophores of a bioluminescent fish species found needle-shaped guanine crystals that scatter and redirect light instead of merely reflecting it, a discovery that could inspire more efficient biomedical and optical devices.

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