Genetic Engineering of Christmas Trees!!!!!!!!!

[Kritters]

Found this ditty as part of an article citing genetic accomplishments, but can't find the link again.

Genetic Engineering of Christmas Trees

Another novel application of modern biotechnology
has been explored and has resulted from the isolation of
genes for light emission from insects and jellyfish. Sci-
entists at the Institute of Biotechnology at Zurich’s
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology and researchers at
Michigan State University in the USA have engineered
a Christmas tree that could light up on its own, putting
an end to the frustrating ritual of manually putting on
lights every year (Lean, 2001; Read, 2001).
HOHOHO
Kritts

[Kritters]

To be honest, Kat....I love decorating the tree (ritual with kids also) but the lights drive me bonkers. Two years ago, I was all finished and it was GORGEOUS and just when I was ready to go to bed, the whole top half of the lights went out and I had to replace the whole %$#%&*@# string. I must've used an old string, but grrrrr.

HOWEVER, having these creepy irredescent LIVE lights really would freak me out!!!

Is NOTHING sacred to these genetic tinkerers?

Kritts