Sentences with phrase «placed under ultraviolet light»
(A set of miscarried twins did show such signs; one of them had a finger that glowed when placed under ultraviolet light.)
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Sometimes babies are treated for jaundice by placing them under an ultraviolet lamp for one or two days, they are left naked with their eyes masked to protect them from the glare of the light.
Most jaundice needs no treatment, but when it does, phototherapy (light therapy) is considered very safe and effective: Placing a baby naked in a bassinet, with his eyes covered, under blue «bililights» often does the trick, because ultraviolet light changes the bilirubin to a form that the baby can more easily dispose of in his urine.
By placing these fossils under ultraviolet (UV) light, the organic matter remaining in the shells fluoresces, revealing the original coloration patterns of the once living animals.