I've seen the show, and I think those concepts are novel and far fetched. The closer and better reality is looking at how humans can get back to nature more and use nature in a more symbiotic way. Things like algae power generation, mushrooms for breaking down oil spills and plastic, more trees in urban corridors to bring down heat islands. Humans are out of balance with nature but it has so many problems solved if we just bring more of it into our lives. We don't need them to glow, we just need to recognize the strengths they already bring.