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Fireflies Exposed: Flashing Devil's Light!

Investigators find luciferin, luciferase, and absolutely no pentagrams. The names sound demonic, but the chemistry is pure bioluminescence. Scientists clarify that “Lucifer” meant light-bearer before things got complicated.