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  • noun The study of the effects of light on living organisms and biological processes.

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  • noun The study of the effects of light on living organisms, and on biological processes

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Examples

  • This discovery has spawned a new branch of Western science called ‘photobiology’.

    The Tao of Health, Sex and Longevity Daniel Reid 1989

  • LaJeunesse TC, Robison JD, Thur RM (2006) The ecological distribution and comparative photobiology of symbiotic dinoflagellates from reef corals in Belize: Potential implications for coral bleaching.

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Robert van Woesik et al. 2010

  • • A strong background in photobiology and oncology based research

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  • LaJeunesse TC, Robison JD, Thur RM (2006) The ecological distribution and comparative photobiology of symbiotic dinoflagellates from reef corals in Belize: Potential implications for coral bleaching.

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Robert van Woesik et al. 2010

  • • A strong background in photobiology and oncology based research

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  • Crosson and others working at the intersection of photobiology and microbiology, however, are trying to figure out: What on earth is the role of light-sensing proteins in bacteria, if not for photosynthesis?

    News from The Scientist 2009

  • Blue light itself is not harmful to cells, but ultraviolet light is a major source of cellular oxidative stress, and was especially strong before the formation of the earth's ozone layer, explains Bauer, who studies photobiology and bacterial evolution.

    News from The Scientist 2009

  • Blue light itself is not harmful to cells, but ultraviolet light is a major source of cellular oxidative stress, and was especially strong before the formation of the earth's ozone layer, explains Bauer, who studies photobiology and bacterial evolution.

    News from The Scientist 2009

  • Brian Diffey, emeritus professor of photobiology at Newcastle University, agrees that the UVB-pretreatment of the mice is a poor surrogate for human sun exposure.

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  • Nomir Medical Technologies, Inc. is a medical device and photobiology company with a product pipeline of optical energy therapeutics being developed for multiple clinical applications.

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