“Glow in the Dark” Reefs Revealed | On Assignment

in the warm waters of the Pacific are

in the warm waters of the Pacific are stunning biofluorescent god I’m Lucy

stunning biofluorescent god I’m Lucy

stunning biofluorescent god I’m Lucy McNeil and this is National Geographic

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nat geo explorers around the globe today we’re off to the Solomon Islands when

we’re off to the Solomon Islands when

we’re off to the Solomon Islands when national Geographics david gruber and

national Geographics david gruber and

national Geographics david gruber and john sparks use custom cameras and

john sparks use custom cameras and

john sparks use custom cameras and lights to capture amazing footage around

lights to capture amazing footage around

lights to capture amazing footage around the coral reefs special proteins in the

the coral reefs special proteins in the

the coral reefs special proteins in the fish and coral allow them to absorb

fish and coral allow them to absorb

fish and coral allow them to absorb light and re-emit it as other colors a

light and re-emit it as other colors a

light and re-emit it as other colors a process called biofluorescence these

process called biofluorescence these

process called biofluorescence these glowing proteins can help medical

glowing proteins can help medical

glowing proteins can help medical doctors in disease research by

doctors in disease research by

doctors in disease research by illuminating certain cells in the body

illuminating certain cells in the body

illuminating certain cells in the body David’s team hopes to find a very

David’s team hopes to find a very

David’s team hopes to find a very specific infrared protein if successful

specific infrared protein if successful

specific infrared protein if successful scientists may be able to track the

scientists may be able to track the

scientists may be able to track the inner workings of our brains that’s

inner workings of our brains that’s

inner workings of our brains that’s National Geographic on assignment your

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