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Original title: German media: Scientists use the DNA of glowing mushrooms to invent bioluminescent plants
German media said that according to a paper published in the journal Nature Biotechnology, an international team of scientists from London and Moscow used the DNA of glowing mushrooms to create tobacco plants with bioluminescence properties.
"Plants containing glowing mushroom DNA continue to glow throughout their life cycle, and their physiological function is not impaired," the London Institute of Medical Research said in a statement on the study. The
, led by scientists Karen Sargsyan and Ilya Janpolski, reported that although the light is not as strong as an electric lamp, it can be seen with the naked eye.
that the luminescence process is that plants convert coffee acid, a natural compound commonly used to strengthen cell walls, into luminescent compound luminescent.
we didn't expect to see mature plants glow with the naked eye," Sargsan said in a statement.
, a Moscow-based biotech start-up, is involved in the project and plans to commercialize the concept to create glowing ornamental plants.
, "We think this represents a new wave of bioluminescence-based technologies - self-illuminating technologies that don't require the addition of chemical substrics." "
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