Dynamist Blog: GMO vs. Land Mines

Wednesday, December 1st, 2004

GMO vs. Land Mines reports on an unusual new use for genetically modified plants:

A Danish company has genetically modified the plant Arabidopsis thaliana (Thale or mouse cress) so that its flowers turn red when the roots come into contact with nitrogen dioxide, which is emitted by decaying land mines.

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