Tag Archive for 'Porphyrin'

Captive Pedetes capensis photographed under visible light (three insets) and under 395 nm UV light with a 470 nm longpass filter to documenting the orange to red biofluorescence ( 650 nm) of springhare. Images contain two different captive-bred, captive individuals (female -- bottom two larger images under ultraviolet light; male -- all remaining images) from the Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium in Omaha, Nebraska, the United States. Image credit: Olson et al., doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-83588-0.

Springhares Glow Orange and Red under Ultraviolet Light

Feb 23, 2021 by Natali Anderson

Scientists have discovered a vivid porphyrin-based biofluorescence in two species of springhares, Pedetes capensis and Pedetes surdaster. Captive Pedetes...

Biogeochemist Dr. Janet Hope holds an ampoule with pink colored porphyrins. Image credit: Australian National University.

Bright Pink is Oldest Color in Geological Record

Jul 10, 2018 by News Staff

An international team of researchers from Australia, Japan, the United States and Belgium has successfully extracted bright pink biological pigments from...

‘Vampires’ May Have Been Real People with Erythropoietic Protoporphyria, Researchers Say

Sep 7, 2017 by News Staff

An international team of researchers, led by Dr. Barry Paw of the Dana-Farber/Boston Children’s Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, has identified a genetic...

Study Demonstrates Gravity Determines Handedness of Molecular Screws

Mar 5, 2012 by News Staff

Researchers have for the first time demonstrated that gravity plays a role in the formation of molecular aggregates, and that it can even be used to make...