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A great collaboration in Japan! 🇯🇵
Our Taiwan distributor Energenesis and Japan distributor Funakoshi jointly showcased the VuC Chemiluminescence Imager with Femto ECL at the Molecular Biology Society of Japan (MBSJ) in Pacifico Yokohama.

Vu-C Supports Research on Circadian Disruption and Metabolism

Excited to share another publication featuring the Pop Bio Vu-C Chemiluminescence Imaging System!

📖 “Exposure to dim light at night alters daily rhythms of glucose and lipid metabolism in rats”
by Valentina Sophia Rumanova, Monika Okuliarova, Ewout Foppen, Andries Kalsbeek, and Michal Zeman (2022)
🔗 http://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2022.973461

This study sheds light on how even low levels of nighttime light can disrupt core metabolic rhythms—an increasingly relevant topic in modern living. We're proud to see Vu-C being used in studies that help uncover the biological consequences of our environment.

Frontiers | Exposure to dim light at night alters daily rhythms of glucose and lipid metabolism in rats Nocturnal light pollution has been rapidly increasing during the last decades and even though dim artificial light at night (ALAN) has been associated with m...