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The ‘Glowing Plant’ project involves the use of synthetic biology to insert bio-luminescent genes from fireflies and bacteria into plants, literally transforming them into ‘glowing plants’.
The team behind the project envisioned that this will provide a sustainable form of lighting that does not rely on carbon dioxide emitting sources.
Seeds from this newly created plants were sold via their recently successful Kickstarter campaign.
However, there were growing concerns about the risks of releasing this new plant into the wild and its danger to the environment.
What do you think of this radical idea?
Watch the video below to find out more about ‘Glowing Plants’:
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[via Web Urbanist]
The ‘Glowing Plant’ project involves the use of synthetic biology to insert bio-luminescent genes from fireflies and bacteria into plants, literally transforming them into ‘glowing plants’.
The team behind the project envisioned that this will provide a sustainable form of lighting that does not rely on carbon dioxide emitting sources.
Seeds from this newly created plants were sold via their recently successful Kickstarter campaign.
However, there were growing concerns about the risks of releasing this new plant into the wild and its danger to the environment.
What do you think of this radical idea?
Watch the video below to find out more about ‘Glowing Plants’:
[via Web Urbanist]