Poll: Would you buy glowing plants?

[Lazy Kitty]

Well, I wouldn't mind some glowing plants and trees...

 

[blazearmoru]

Mcupobob : I like your comment on the captcha. I like it a lot... Therefor you's awesome! \o/

Rex Dark : Yesh *-* keep tabs on it and spread the word? XD or at least be excited! \o/

 

[crudus]

I believe my feelings about this idea fall between "yes" and "fuck yeah I would!" The only draw back is I am terrible at taking care of plants.

Father Time : Yea, I had the same thought. I'm gona go ask a professor on plants or biology later about the harms of covering a plant at only at night (to block out the light).

Well if it's a glowing plant then that would mean it's one I can't turn off.

So I'll have to put it in a room where I don't sleep.

On that note, I might buy one as decoration or lighting.

Personally though I'm waiting to see how they turn out before I get one.

Well the points of these will be to light up places that are already lit by traditional light. For example, a hall light on the way to the bathroom. I would say the aim is to replace street lights with bio-luminescent trees.

 

[Heronblade]

Depends on specific details.

For instance, I would certainly buy a low maintenance indoors capable plant that emitted a moderately low amount of light. Useful both as decoration and night lighting.

Personally, I'd like to see more research done in this direction. So far as I'm concerned, the more controllable research into GMOs we do, the better.

 

[CorvusFerreum]

I couldn't acces their side atm, so I don't know for sure. But it seems pretty likely that I wouldn't be able to buy them, because germany has somewhat strict laws regarding GMOs.
I also don't really see a reason to do so. I don't need glowing plants(aside from GFP positive transgenic Arabidopsis thaliana, at least if I'm ending up in plant genetics at some point. Hopefully not.). And I wouldn't know why anyone outside a genetic lab would with a good enough reason to change legislation over it.
Also: I read glowing pants. I most certainly would buy glowing pants. Glowing pants are awesome.

Oh, and another thing. Since I can't access the side: Are they flourescent or bioluminiscent. Because if they are flourescent some people here are in for a disapointment. And lots of these glow-in-the-dark-somethings that news outlets seem to love to report about are just animals or plants that express GFP (or a varient of it or something similar), which only glows under UV or visible light quite far down the blue end of the spectrum.

Edit: I could just access the side. It's indeed bioluminiscence. That's a plus. And I was correct: it is not avaible in the EU.
Oh: And it is Arabidopsis. No thanks. I had my fill of this plant during the practical courses in plant-genetics and developmental genetics during my bachelors studies.

 

[uchytjes]

lets see.. Its a dark scary forest or a mystical forest of glowing trees...

The answer here is obvious: CUT THEM ALL DOWN TO MAKE WAY FOR MAN! >

 

[blazearmoru]

CorvusFerreum : They's bioluminescent. I'll update my first post. Thanks for bringing it up!

uchytjes : I want a mystical glowing forest Q-Q with dragons and unicorns...

Heronblade : I have a plant at home that only needs watering like once a week... It's been alive for years. ^^; I'm no plant expert so I just jumped to the conclusion that it's easy... You're right though. I totally should look into the plant.

 

[scorptatious]

Only if they charged my batteries when I eat them.

Cookie for the reference.

 

[bliebblob]

HNNNNG I'm conflicted.

On one hand: AWESOME
On the other I'm, worried about horizontal gene transfers to wild plants. I suppose there are worse traits to end up in the wild, but still...

If you're just going to keep it potted in your apartment how much of a danger is this.

Well one of the ways horizontal gene transfer can happen is via a virus. So once commercial bioluminescent plants would be common it'd be a matter of when and not if.

EDIT: bioluminescent, not fluorescent.

 

[Comocat]

Its a neat project although I'm almost certain its been done before. I mean we've made these:

Spoiler: Made years ago

So glowing plants have also probably been made, just maybe not on the scale these guys are talking about.

I'm a little skeptical of the project though. I'd need to see some credentials before I would give these guys any money. Also not sure what they need 250k for. This seems like a project you could easily do for under 100k, maybe around 50k IMO (that's for just the science).

The rats are breed with GFP, green fluorescent protein, which is photoluminescent, but not chemiluminescent. The difference is you need to put the rats under a light source in order to see them glow green while luciferase produces light via its chemical decomposition. For example, you can see fireflies at night because they chemically produce light. The green in your linked photo is produced by irradiating the rats with a specific wavelength of light (~490 nm). The novelty of this kickstarter is not putting the gene into the plant, but building a system where the plant can make and recycle its fluorophore continually and independently.

 

[someonehairy-ish]

I'll be impressed when they get them to flash different colours so we can have a proper rave.

But seriously though, this is awesome. I want one. No UK shipping though, arse :/

 

[Headdrivehardscrew]

Marie Curie and her husband were at the core of the glowing everything hype.

Turns out the fancy glow-in-the-dark wasn't too cool with having healthy people around.

However, I am absolutely certain that this kickstarter will turn out to be quite entertaining nonetheless.

From a "let's sit back and watch the disaster unfold" perspective or a "let's see what people do with these lights" perspective?

Oh, absolutely. There is so much abuse potential we'd basically have to come up with new threat criteria. This could just be visually pleasing novelties in video, or it could be lethal hilarity that ensues when mixed with rampant ignorance and stupidity of Generation Friendface.

 

[Bato]

YES.
Actually I plan to cultivate some bioluminescent mushrooms when I get the funds for the hobby.

 

[NightHawk21]

Its a neat project although I'm almost certain its been done before. I mean we've made these:

Spoiler: Made years ago

So glowing plants have also probably been made, just maybe not on the scale these guys are talking about.

I'm a little skeptical of the project though. I'd need to see some credentials before I would give these guys any money. Also not sure what they need 250k for. This seems like a project you could easily do for under 100k, maybe around 50k IMO (that's for just the science).

The rats are breed with GFP, green fluorescent protein, which is photoluminescent, but not chemiluminescent. The difference is you need to put the rats under a light source in order to see them glow green while luciferase produces light via its chemical decomposition. For example, you can see fireflies at night because they chemically produce light. The green in your linked photo is produced by irradiating the rats with a specific wavelength of light (~490 nm). The novelty of this kickstarter is not putting the gene into the plant, but building a system where the plant can make and recycle its fluorophore continually and independently.

Ya realized that after posting. For some reason my sleep deprived brain equated the two. Still shouldn't be too hard though. They would just need to identify the luciferase pathway, and with any luck there won't be a lot of intermediates that the separate its substrates from something the plant already produces.

 

[blazearmoru]

YES.
Actually I plan to cultivate some bioluminescent mushrooms when I get the funds for the hobby.

@Bato : I almost went and bought some yesterday cus I have this wooden stomp thing, I don't know what to call it. It's just sitting out. Then I realized it probably needs to be contained so the pores don't infect everything else and/or the environment needs to be warm and moist... Kinda difficult. Maybe if I find a way and do some research on glowing shrooms.

 

[Angie7F]

I wouldnt back them, nor will I buy one. but it sound so cool. lol
I guess that is where a good idea or funny idea is different from a business.

 

[HarlequinGrey]

I'd love a plant that glows softly.

However like Chefsbrain, I originally saw 'Glow in the dark pants,' and had a great image of glowing spandex pants.

Perhaps the plants could be used to make pants?