Wednesday, May 8, 2013

A Dream of Trees Aglow at Night

Antony Evans, left, and Kyle Taylor show E. coli with jellyfish genes. 

Hoping to give new meaning to the term “natural light,” a small group of biotechnology hobbyists and entrepreneurs has started a project to develop plants that glow, potentially leading the way for trees that can replace electric streetlamps and potted flowers luminous enough to read by.
 The project, which will use a sophisticated form of genetic engineering called synthetic biology, is attracting attention not only for its audacious goal, but for how it is being carried out.

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