Transgenic trees suck up pollutants
Thu Jan 31 2008 10:49 am
by Bob Morris.
Genetically modified trees are being used on oil spill sites. They “remove pollutants 100 times faster than non-genetically modified poplars.”
They will be cut down after three years before they can pass their genes on. A Frankentree perhaps, but certainly a useful one.
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