![]() It might not work in the coldest cities, but in San Diego it would be ideal. Now imagine the scientists being so successful they can figure out a way to make trees glow at night! Could we one day replace our network of streetlights with trees? The Eco-Warrior in me loves this idea. You could read in the dark with a plant instead of a lamp or a flashlight, or your smartphone (but you shouldn’t have that harmful blue light in your bedroom, it disrupts sleep). If researchers are able to make a plant glow as brightly as a table lamp, you could light up a room with a plant instead of a table lamp. But there are some real uses for glowing plants, which could turn out to be beneficial for us and for the earth. Glowing plants, now that’s high on the cool spectrum. We love cool plant stuff and we love to write about cool plant stuff. See video about this enlightening experiment here. They have incorporated the same enzyme fireflies use, luciferase, and combined it with a receptor chemical in plants called luciferin, to make plant leaves glow. MIT researchers announced late last year they’ve been successful in their glowing plant experiments. It’s just too low level for us to see it. ![]() Believe it or not, even human beings emit bioluminescence. Lots of creatures emit light naturally: algae, jellyfish, seastars, fish, sharks, and fireflies. Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) are working on ways to make plants glow by using different methods of bioluminescence (“the production and emission of light by a living organism”). Could trees one day glow like jellyfish? MIT researchers believe it’s possible.
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