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What a bioluminescent petunia had to teach me (knowablemagazine.org)

submitted 10 months ago by Daryl76679@lemmy.ml to c/biology@mander.xyz

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[–] 5714@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Have there been experiments with wooded plants or do we know that there won't be glowing forests, because it doesn't work like that or something?

[–] Fermion@feddit.nl 5 points 10 months ago

Bioluminescent ferns bordering a wooded path would be rather magical.

[–] Doxatek@mander.xyz 3 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I don't think you could get wood/bark to fluoresce as it's dead tissue.. in general some tree species are very easy to work with and engineer. Poplar for example

[–] figjam@midwest.social 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

You could totally get glowing fungus to grow on wood

[–] Doxatek@mander.xyz 1 points 10 months ago

I have a guide for how to do this at home! Wouldn't let me add the pictures for some reason

[–] 5714@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

But some parts of the tree must be still living

[–] Doxatek@mander.xyz 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Oh yes of course. I just mean the bark wouldn't shine but you could see in the leaves

[–] 5714@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

But couldn't they target the vascular cambium?

[–] Doxatek@mander.xyz 3 points 10 months ago

Sure I suppose. And it may glow. Just wouldn't be able to see it through the dead bark