Petunias have never done much for me. If you had told me that one day, I’d fork over more than $50 for a single petunia plant, my eyes would have rolled out of my head. But this plant was special.

Bioluminescence is a chemical process where living organisms generate light. Jellyfish, fireflies, fungi, and more are all known to emit their very own glow. The Greek philosopher Aristotle observed ...

Bioluminescent houseplants are now a thing, and they’re gonna put those old Chia Pets to shame. In a press release, the synthetic biology startup Light Bio announced that its bioluminescent offering, ...

Keith Wood, Ph.D. spent most of his career in pharmaceutical research in molecular and chemical biology, using his work with bioluminescence to understand how molecules interacted with diseases. His ...

UNDATED (WKRC) - Researchers developed a way to make wood glow in the dark using the same chemical that makes fireflies glow. The scientists behind the discovery were inspired by bioluminescent plants ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — There’s a place in Pine Hills, Florida, called the “Big Idea Lab,” where young minds are encouraged to let their imaginations run wild to solve some of world’s most vexing problems. It ...

Petunias have never done much for me. If you had told me that one day, I’d fork over more than $50 for a single petunia plant, my eyes would have rolled out of my head. But this plant was special.

Why do some mushrooms glow in the dark? A study involving real bioluminescent mushrooms and fake ones with LED lights has added to the evidence that the glow attracts insects such as flies. “The light ...

We often think of science as the study of nature. But now, science has the insight to replicate the most striking elements of nature. While some might imagine this type of manipulation as unethical or ...

Research into new pharmaceuticals has produced an unanticipated by-product: Petunias that glow in the dark Watch your garden glow with new genetically modified bioluminescent petunias Keith Wood, Ph.D ...