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   David J. Atkinson (meltedcheese@c.im)'s status on Friday, 18-Apr-2025 09:58:42 JST David J. Atkinson

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   @RickiTarr Luciferase is the generic term for the substrate and enzyme that result in #bioluminescence in a number or organisms. Luciferase genes can be synthesized in the lab through #genetic engineering and inserted into organisms or transfected into cells. It is used in the “action” part of a synthetic molecular switch to provide evidence that the switch worked. The Wikipedia article is a decent explainer. In addition to the applications it mentions, it has been used in pigs and rabbits.

   https://www.lubio.ch/blog/luciferase

   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luciferase