Transgenic Luminescent Watercress

“The team infused watercress and other plants with three different nanoparticles in a pressurized bath.” … “Using size and surface charge to control where the sets of nanoparticles could go within the plant tissues, the researchers could optimize how much light was emitted. Their watercress was half as bright as a commercial 1 microwatt LED and 100,000 times brighter than genetically engineered tobacco plants. Also, the plant could be turned off by adding a compound that blocks luciferase from activating luciferin’s glow.”

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/12/171213104604.htm

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