Days That End in Y

Intrigued by the very brief mention in this article of glow-in-the-dark beer and champagne, I dug up Prolume’s patent. The patent covers the use of a gene taken from jellyfish and transplanted in yeast that causes the production of luciferase, which is what causes jellyfish to glow. Very cool stuff.

However, I have to ask: where’s my glow-in-the-dark beer? The patent was filed almost ten years ago, and there are tons of articles from long ago about this. Prolume’s site merely says something about FDA approval. They apparently still need to be convinced that the stuff is safe to eat and drink.