At the laboratory of Magicpen Bio in Hefei, east China’s Anhui Province, Chinese researchers have successfully cultivated a number of gene-edited plants that steadily glimmer in dark environments. They managed to introduce gene fragments from organisms such as fireflies into plant cells, allowing the latter to glow by themselves.
A researcher prepares to transfer a tray of self-glimmering plants into a dark room for observation at the laboratory of Magicpen Bio in Hefei, east China’s Anhui Province, Dec. 3, 2025. (Xinhua/Zhang Duan)A reseacher checks the growth of seedlings at the laboratory of Magicpen Bio in Hefei, east China’s Anhui Province, Dec. 3, 2025. (Xinhua/Zhang Duan)This undated file photo shows self-glimmering plants cultivated by Magicpen Bio in Hefei, east China’s Anhui Province. (Magicpen Bio/Handout via Xinhua)This photo taken on Dec. 3, 2025 shows self-glimmering sunflowers cultivated by Magicpen Bio in Hefei, east China’s Anhui Province. (Xinhua/Zhang Duan)
