stackyFACTSForget a reading lamp, biologists are shoving bioluminescent genes from fireflies and mushrooms into common house plants. The result is a leafy green that emits a continuous, eerie aura in the dark. It is a wildly over-engineered substitute for a nightlight, but at least your fern is finally earning its keep.
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