Plants with genetically encoded autoluminescence

Overview of attention for article published in Nature Biotechnology, April 2020

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Tobacco plants were engineered to radiate green light by inserting luciferin genes, which facilitate fungal bioluminescence. Their glowing was visible to the naked eye, and is 10X brighter than plants engineered with bacterial bioluminescent genes.

User Business-Negotiation, 01 May 2020

Tobacco plants were engineered to radiate green light by inserting luciferin genes, which facilitate fungal bioluminescence. Their glowing was visible to the naked eye, and is 10X brighter than plants engineered with bacterial bioluminescent genes.

User perocarajo, in the Reddit Science subreddit, 30 Apr 2020