[Obi_Juan_Kenobi]

I was really disappointed to see YC involved with 'glowing plants' a few years back, which predictably failed (non-science founders, among other reasons). Color me skeptical.

Biology is a very different field; stuff that is wonderfully promising can get help up for years based on trivial mistakes or simple strategic errors. And on top of that, 95% of the stuff that sounds great won't amount to anything, and you can't tell until a few years have passed.

Our understanding of molecular biology isn't nearly as plug-and-play as many would like it to be.

[BatFastard]

Personally I love the idea of glowing plants. We first discussed it in 1983 after the announcement that the luciferase gene sequence had been added to a tobacco plant.

What could be better than glowing monkey grass leading up to your house? But as always, devil is in the details.