Wednesday, September 29, 2010

The Firefly

"'How DO you make your bottom glow? How DO you make your sitter light?' The firefly cleared his throat and said, 'Bioluminescence is the oxidation of an enzyme or protoplast called lucifern or luciferase.' I thanked him and went home to bed." --Jack Kent (p. 35 of Cassell & Hiremath)

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