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Chinese Scientists Made Glowing Plants with Firefly DNA to Replace Streetlights
(www.zmescience.com)
this post was submitted on 10 Aug 2026
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Not nearly enough light.
yeah this is definitely a case of "let's do this because it's fun and try to think of a legitimate use for it later".
also you can get glowing petunias now from https://light.bio/.
seems predatory
IP in plant breeds is a thing unfortunately. Furthermore these traits are often created by radioactive or chemical procedure and don't replicate into the seeds.
It is theoretically possible to clone or propagate the plants, although it would be against the terms, so definitely don’t do this and give them away