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Very cool. Equally scary? Ripple effects and unpredictable consequences as they (and other engineered plants and animals) inevitably find their way into natur
by gz5 13y ago
Very cool. Equally scary?
Ripple effects and unpredictable consequences as they (and other engineered plants and animals) inevitably find their way into nature and impact second and third level food chains and ecosystems.
Can't stop it - better to embrace and carefully manage - and the upside is of course enormous.
- zokier 13y ago> impact second and third level food chains glowing bacon? I'm in!
- technotony 13y agoThe New York Times discusses the different sides to this project today: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/08/business/energy-environment/a-dream-of-glowing-trees-is-assailed-for-gene-tinkering.html?ref=technology&_r=0 http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/08/business/energy-environmen...
- adrianN 13y agoSince producing light costs (large?) amounts of energy, I find it unlikely that glowing plants will outcompete their nonglowing brethren in the wild.