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The Human body emits Visible light. A 2009 Tohoku University study used an ultra-sensitive camera to show the face, neck, and chest glowing faintly. This is not infrared heat but biophotons from metabolic reactions, about 1,000 times too dim for the naked eye.
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  • Bioluminescence
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