221 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Living light -- From Pliny's walking stick to burning angels -- Using fireflies to look for life on Mars? -- Shimomura's "squeezate" -- Where is the GFP recipe? Let's photocopy it -- The birth of the green fluorescent protein revolution -- Thirsty potatoes and green blood -- Alba, the fluorescent rabbit -- Light in a can -- Red sheep from Russia -- Andi the green monkey and a yellow pig -- Cameleons, flip, fret, frap and camgaroos -- Cancer -- Glowing genes in medicine -- Defense, security, and bioterrorism -- Last light.