• Question: Will you ever be able to make humans glow in the dark and will there be any advantages from this

    Asked by kizrarox to Rebecca on 19 Jun 2015.
    • Photo: Rebecca Jones

      Rebecca Jones answered on 19 Jun 2015:


      That’s an interesting question the bacteria in my parasite would be killed by our really strong immune systems so we couldn’t glow from that. However, the bacteria that mine is really closely related to makes human wounds or cuts look that disgusting blue/green colour when they’re infected. Pretty cool!

      There wouldn’t be any advantages to us being able to glow but it would be a pretty cool party trick!

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