Flowers Detect Landmines
Flower Power Takes on Land Mines - A Danish biotech company has developed a genetically modified flower that could help detect land mines and it hopes to have a prototype ready for use within a few years.
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Apparently the scientists have discovered a way to link flowers stress reactions to the chemicals given off by explosives. Amazing. I wonder if this means that soon we’ll be able to have flowers that change color when the level of mercury/radium/toxin of the day gets too high? Maybe you’ll check your flower beds before you go into the house to make sure everything is safe?