Tracking live cells deep within animals’ bodies

Scientists adapt firefly biology to create bioluminescent cells detectable from outside the body.

Read the news story: http://scim.ag/2F1ftww

Read the research ($): http://science.sciencemag.org/content/359/6378/935

CREDITS
editor/animator/narrator
Chris Burns

supervising producers
Sarah Crespi
Nguyên Khôi Nguyên

script
Sarah Crespi
Matthew Warren
Chris Burns

citation
S. Iwano et al., Science 2017
DOI: 10.1126/science.aaq1067

research photos/footage
Atsushi Miyawaki
Satoshi Iwano
RIKEN Institute

firefly photo
Flickr
Katja Schulz

sea pansy photo
Flickr
Florida Fish and Wildlife

tumor illustration
Val Altounian

DNA illustration
Roger Goodsell

stem cell photo
Nissim Benvenisty

stock footage/photos
Pond5
Shutterstock

music
Chris Burns