Special Plant That Glows to Indicate Thirst

Science — 07 March 2006

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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