Special Plant That Glows to Indicate Thirst
March 7th, 2006 4:40 PM | by Christen da Costa | 3 Comments
Students at Singapore Polytechnic have developed a plant that glows green when it’s thirsty. They did this by genetically modifying a plant using a green fluorescent marker gene from a jellyfish. Apparently, seeing the ‘glow’ with the naked eye is difficult, but viewing from an optical sensor developed in collaboration makes the feat possible.
Special Plant that Glows to Indicates Thirst [Reuters]
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