Mary, Mary, quite contrary, how does your garden glow? Missouri-based molecular biologist Alexander Krichevsky knows. He’s engineered light-generating plants reminiscent of the foliage in the film Avatar.
For Sale: Plants That Glow in the Dark
Illuminate your life with this natural night light.
By Leah Shaffer
Jan 22, 2015 12:00 AMMay 19, 2020 2:22 AM
Unlike glowing plants of the past, the Starlight Avatar can sustain a soft glow on its own for its entire three-month life span. (Credit: William Stutz/Bioglow)
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