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"Bioglow is a biotechnology company that developed the world's first autoluminescent (light producing) plants based on the work of molecular biologist Dr. Alexander Krichevsky. Dr. Krichevsky’s original work was first published in this 2010 article in PLoS One, an international, peer-reviewed science journal. Bioglow is continuously working at increasing the light output emitted by autoluminescent plants. The company’s vision is to develop novel ornamental plant varieties and green alternatives to electricity-consuming light sources. Bioglow is headquartered at the Bio-Research & Development Growth (BRDG) Park at the Danforth Plant Science Center, St Louis, MO, USA.
The history of glowing plants
During the past three decades several plants have been described as having a glowing effect. However, these plants were either painted with dye, required chemicals or needed ultraviolet (UV) light to induce a temporary light emission effect. Bioglow’s plants are the first autonomously luminescent, or autoluminescent, plants that emit light on their own without the need for chemicals or UV light. Similar to fireflies and other luminous organisms found in nature, the autoluminescent plant’s light emission machinery is encoded on a cellular level allowing the plant to constantly emit visible light during its life cycle. Bioglow’s work is dedicated to bringing a cleaner, sustainable and affordable plant-based light alternatives to the world."
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"Bioglow is a biotechnology company that developed the world's first autoluminescent (light producing) plants based on the work of molecular biologist Dr. Alexander Krichevsky. Dr. Krichevsky’s original work was first published in this 2010 article in PLoS One, an international, peer-reviewed science journal. Bioglow is continuously working at increasing the light output emitted by autoluminescent plants. The company’s vision is to develop novel ornamental plant varieties and green alternatives to electricity-consuming light sources. Bioglow is headquartered at the Bio-Research & Development Growth (BRDG) Park at the Danforth Plant Science Center, St Louis, MO, USA.
The history of glowing plants
During the past three decades several plants have been described as having a glowing effect. However, these plants were either painted with dye, required chemicals or needed ultraviolet (UV) light to induce a temporary light emission effect. Bioglow’s plants are the first autonomously luminescent, or autoluminescent, plants that emit light on their own without the need for chemicals or UV light. Similar to fireflies and other luminous organisms found in nature, the autoluminescent plant’s light emission machinery is encoded on a cellular level allowing the plant to constantly emit visible light during its life cycle. Bioglow’s work is dedicated to bringing a cleaner, sustainable and affordable plant-based light alternatives to the world."
There goes the neighborhood///
