Scientists discovered a set of enzymes to create glowing organisms
Wednesday, November 28, 2018 - 17:30
in Biology & Nature
There are over 100 species of mushrooms that emit light. Now, scientists have for the first time identified the biochemical pathway that allows bioluminescent fungi to light up. But they went even further: by putting the three genes necessary to generate luminescence into a non-glowing yeast, they created an artificially luminescent eukaryote.