Common sense says that biotechnology is not child's play, but to former surgeon Bruce Bryan, it is. Bryan founded Pinetop, Ariz.-based Prolume to develop a line of glow-in-the-dark toys based on the ...

The enzyme, luciferase, is added to a sample to find and flag viral particles. Then, luciferin molecules are introduced to that sample, prompting a luciferase reaction that creates a burst of light.

The enzyme, luciferase, is added to a sample to find and flag viral particles. Then, luciferin molecules are introduced to that sample, prompting a luciferase reaction that creates a burst of light.

In a recent study published in ACS Central Science, researchers used a luciferase-independent luminescence test to investigate whether the wild-type severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 ...