Glowing tobacco plants
NZPA-Reuter Washington United States scientists said they had. made, tobacco plants glow in the dark by linking their genes with one from a firefly. Researchers at the University of California said in the latest issue of “Science” magazine that the experiment with the enzyme, luciferase, which makes fireflies glow, should give new clues to understanding gene de-
velopment. “It is really a remarkable chain of events that enabled us to transfer DNA containing the firefly gene into plant cells,” said plant biologist, Stephen Howell. The National Science Foundation, which helped fund the research, said the glowing plants might allow scientists to see how genes work in combating disease or developing more nutritious plants.
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