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• Zack Ziggery

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Glowing cactus as light source for places that do not have access to electricity.

What do you think about it?
It can be free, you just maintain it with some soil and water.
It's environmental friendly, it produces more oxygen and eliminates carbon dioxide.
It's organic, but you don't eat it!
Unlike other GMO products, you just use it, it doesn't go into your gut and have the possibility of getting unwanted gene products into your body.

The science:
There still are places that do not have access to electricity, and have the convenience of switching a light bulb to see in the dark. Solar power panels and other renewable energy could offer great lighting, but are they sustainable? You still need materials to build the solar panels and they would ware out in time. As for the Glowing cactus it's renewable, you it could reproduce bu itself, you don't need a factory to produce them etc.

The idea is to genetically modify it so the cactus could glow, with proteins of bacteria, fireflies or other deep sea dwelling creatures.
I know that people would say that it could be a threat to other native plants, genetically modified organisms should be kept in labs, and many other concerns.

For me, I think it's a energy source that is really renewable. I also think it's putting GMO to good use, just make sure the cactus is not eaten. For what I know plants in your home don't get eaten.

How about using electric eels to produce electricity?
I bet every one has thought of that!!!