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Best use of Genetic Engineering to date…

Published on 2004-01-27 by Mark VandeWettering

How about a genetically modified flower that signals the presence of unexploded landmines by changing color based upon the presence of nitrogen dioxide?
The plants grow quickly, and if their roots pass near buried ordnance they turn bright red.

Now that’s thinking outside the box.

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