tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18321380.post819014985054767733..comments2024-01-31T00:28:11.688-06:00Comments on Research at a snail's pace: Snails emitting light wavesMatt Kuchtahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18168846490598155683noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18321380.post-40698852264636076422010-04-14T08:50:56.296-05:002010-04-14T08:50:56.296-05:00Aydin,
I suspect that proteins are involved. The o...Aydin,<br />I suspect that proteins are involved. The orange color occurs with the variation in shell coloring, and the more bleached shells appear different from fresher shells.<br /><br />Time for some experiments!Matt Kuchtahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18168846490598155683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18321380.post-77773508191537810892010-04-08T17:03:36.414-05:002010-04-08T17:03:36.414-05:00Interesting. I knew that the slime of some snail s...Interesting. I knew that the slime of some snail species fluoresce, but I didn't know their shells also did. There is a protein called concholin in snail shells. Maybe the fluorescence is coming from the concholin. You don't need an activator to make proteins fluoresce.AYDIN ÖRSTANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09891160904748206385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18321380.post-88116003645281518722010-04-08T15:13:02.512-05:002010-04-08T15:13:02.512-05:00Just set this as my new desktop background image. ...Just set this as my new desktop background image. Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com