Seeds or live plant

Add more arabinose

1. https://makezine.com/2013/05/16/diy-synthetic-biology-making-your-own-glowing-plants/
a. A quick how-to
b. Materials
c. Agrobacterium
d. A pGLO-type approach
2. ​http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0015461
a. A more scientifically-described approach
3.

https://www.thelightbulb.co.uk/resources/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/led-lumens-to-watt
s-conversion-chart.png
4. http://news.mit.edu/2017/engineers-create-nanobionic-plants-that-glow-1213
a. Watercress, arugula, kale, spinach (Boston Globe citation)
5. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2980496/
a. Genera for bioluminescence
i. Vibro
ii. Photobacterium
iii. Xenorhabdus
6. https://www.noao.edu/education/QLTkit/ACTIVITY_Documents/Safety/LightLevels_outd
oor+indoor.pdf
a. Relevant light levels in comparison to environment
7. ​https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15215583
a. Amplifying Bioluminescence
 8. ​https://www.quora.com/Which-particular-plant-has-the-highest-rate-of-photosynthesis
a. Says cacti are better, highest rate of photosynthesis
9. http://homeguides.sfgate.com/fastest-growing-flower-seeds-47873.html
a. Fast-glowing flowers
10. http://www.geniuskitchen.com/recipe/color-changing-carnations-224656
a. Put glow in water and have a plant take up the glowing stuff in the water
11. https://www.amazon.com/Grow-Your-Own-Cactus-Seeds/dp/B004D0TD2E
a. Buy cacti seeds
12. http://photobiology.info/LeeBasicBiolum.html
a. How to bioluminesce
13. https://www.sciencelearn.org.nz/resources/527-how-to-add-foreign-dna-to-bacteria
a. How to put our plasmids in the bacteria
14. https://news.mongabay.com/2013/06/why-bioluminescent-fungi-glow-in-the-dark/
a. This gives us more information on glowing fungi. We should be careful it is safe
to work with and does not have toxic spores.
15. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foxfire
a. We should use this instead of jellyfish or fireflies. It supposedly can glow bright
enough to read by.
16. https://www.amazon.com/Glow-Dark-Mushroom-Growing-Habitat/dp/B01KMA6NJE
a. This seems like the best way to buy glowing mushrooms.

IDEAS

Plants:
Cacti
Watercress
Carnation

Transport Method:
Bacteria (coating [topographic] or injecting into seed/pores [word for it])
Put in water and have the carnation suck up the glowing stuff (xylem/phloem transport)

● Sweet alyssum, celosia, cornflower or bachelor button, marigold and

cosmos sprout within five to seven days
● Gently scratch the surface of the seed on sandpaper – called scarification – and
then soak the seed in warm water overnight. This helps speed water absorption.
 Once you plant your seeds, keep them evenly watered and in a warm spot to
continue germination.
● marigold seeds are relatively large and super-fast, only needing 5 to 7 days to
germinate.
● Wisconsin fast plant-By day seven, it will be 5 centimeters tall and have visible
leaves. The plant will flower on day 13. By days 28 to 35, the plant will be a full
20 centimeters tall and will bear seeds for planting additional fast plants.
○ Carolina Biological Supply Company and Nasco Science both sell fast
plant seeds
■ https://www.carolina.com/wisconsin-fast-plants-seed-varieties/wisc
onsin-fast-plants-standard-brassica-rapa-seed/FAM_158804.pr
■ .