Turn off the lights and let the plants shine
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Last Update: 2013-06-18
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Author: User
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Do you remember the colorful luminous plants on Pandora in the movie Avatar? The magic that was once thought to be only possible in science fiction movies is now likely to become a reality Anthony Evans is the founder of this "light plant project" He works with two other scientists with a Ph.D background in biology to research and develop light-emitting plants Using synthetic biology, they print out the gene sequence of fluorescein in the body of the arranged firefly through a biological printer and transfer it to specific plants At present, the team has successfully transplanted fluorescein into a plant and started to cultivate different luminescent plants such as luminescent rose Through this program, the team hopes to help people realize the potential of synthetic biology and promote a series of policies to support similar projects For luminescent plants, Anthony Evans believes that this is not just a cool and fresh thing He hopes to apply this technology to people's daily life and eventually become a more environmentally friendly new energy solution At present, the plan has raised nearly half a million dollars through the network The team also offers different rewards to different donors: if you donate $150, you will get a luminous rose from the lab And if you donate $10000, the team will compile a piece of DNA code written by you within 30 words, and transplant it into the light-emitting plant You will also be remembered by this project forever.
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