Nirosha (Narosha/Nirosha) Murugan (guest/researcher)
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Radiolab
The Spark of Life
It was the very first instance that someone thought, hey, biology emits light.
Radiolab
The Spark of Life
What we now know is every cell in your body does give off light.
Radiolab
The Spark of Life
And the how kind of comes down to the part of the cell that's actually giving off light, which is involved with metabolism.
Radiolab
The Spark of Life
So if anything can metabolize, plants give off light.
Radiolab
The Spark of Life
Literally everything that is alive emits light.