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Fundamental to life’s existence is the earth balance with respect to optical radiation. Sunlight not only provides a suitable physical environment it also produces important chemical effects in matter and in the organisms it has cradled. From the beginning life has been dependent upon the actinic effects of solar optical radiations. Light is absolutely required as an energy source in photosynthesis and can therefore be considered the driving force for life. On the other hand the deleterious effect of light on organisms it can effectively penetrate is well known. Amongst the innumerable number of biological effects triggered by light there are phenomena which are not immediately and obviously advantageous or deleterious to the cell and can be considered as an “adaptative” response to a change in the environment.
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Favre, A. (1982). Photoregulation of E.Coli Growth. In: Hélène, C., Charlier, M., Montenay-Garestier, T., Laustriat, G. (eds) Trends in Photobiology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-9203-7_35
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