Special Plant That Glows to Indicate Thirst
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]
Christen Costa
Grew up back East, got sick of the cold and headed West. Since I was small I have been pushing buttons - both electronic and human. With an insatiable need for tech I thought "why not start a blog focusing on technology, and use my dislikes and likes to post on gadgets."
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