Creatures of light

DVD - 2016

NOVA and National Geographic take a dazzling dive to explore how and why so many of the ocean's creatures light up, revealing a hidden undersea world where creatures flash, sparkle, shimmer, or simply glow.

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Subjects
Genres
Science television programs
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Language
English
Corporate Authors
WGBH Educational Foundation, National Geographic Television & Film
Corporate Authors
WGBH Educational Foundation (production company), National Geographic Television & Film
Other Authors
Salvatore F. Vecchio (narrator)
Edition
Widescreen
Item Description
Title from container. Subtitles from DVD menu.
16x9 widescreen.
Physical Description
1 videodisc (approximately 60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
Format
DVD; NTSC, region 1; widescreen; stereo.
Audience
Not rated
Production Credits
Camera, Ernic Kovacs, James Ball, Jon Betz ; underwater camera, Kenneth Corben, David Gruber ; edited by Salvatore Vecchio ; music by Chris Beaty.
ISBN
9781627894739
Contents unavailable.
Review by School Library Journal Review

Gr 5 Up-Fireflies are dazzling; few land animals glow as they do. In the oceans, lighting up from within (bioluminescence) or by reflecting light (biofluorescence) is almost matter of fact-about 90 percent of ocean life glows. As this delightful program explains, marine biologists are trying to better understand these displays, since the science behind illumination can be used to track cancer, discover pollution, and perhaps even explain how the human brain works. Scientists have employed green fluorescent proteins to study cancer and viruses, and they are searching for usable red fluorescent proteins, as red light has a wavelength that can penetrate brain tissue very well. Creatures that glow are found all across the tree of life: from mushrooms and snails to fish and flies. They light up to hide from predators, to woo a mate, to lure prey, or to act as motion sensors. The program discusses how this process works and that fish see these intense colors all the time. VERDICT This gorgeous DVD is not just fun to watch for the glowing creatures but also for its terrific job of explaining the whys behind so much scientific inquiry. Science classes will learn how bioluminescence and biofluorescence work and why they are important to study. Engaging and useful.-Geri Diorio, Ridgefield Library, CT © Copyright 2016. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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