Yes, I wrote I wasn't all that crazy, but had time to kill at the Tokyo Dome show. So I went back and saw this. They only let me take one picture. But you get the idea.
Note: This is not bioluminescence which is the production of light by an organism (but it’s still really cool). This is fluorescence, specifically resulting from genetically modifying an organism to express a green fluorescent protein. Orchids and most plants are naturally fluorescent under ultraviolet light, though it is rarely as efficient at converting the UV light as special fluorescent proteins like this.
[This page](https://cpburrows.com/independent-work/) contains some examples of autofluorescence in orchids, including *Dendrochilum magnum, Dendrobium kingianum, Phalaenopsis pulcherrima, Pleione limprichtii*, and more.
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Where is this/how is this done?
Note: This is not bioluminescence which is the production of light by an organism (but it’s still really cool). This is fluorescence, specifically resulting from genetically modifying an organism to express a green fluorescent protein. Orchids and most plants are naturally fluorescent under ultraviolet light, though it is rarely as efficient at converting the UV light as special fluorescent proteins like this.
[This page](https://cpburrows.com/independent-work/) contains some examples of autofluorescence in orchids, including *Dendrochilum magnum, Dendrobium kingianum, Phalaenopsis pulcherrima, Pleione limprichtii*, and more.