How rabbit genes could turn ordinary houseplants into pollution-eating machines - NBCNewsMACH
, diabetes, respiratory problems and other ills. So the scientists inserted a synthetic version of a rabbit gene into Devil's Ivy .
The researchers put both types of plants in glass tubes and then added either benzene or chloroform gas into each tube. Over 11 days, the team tracked how the concentration of each pollutant changed in each tube.. The key is to bring as much air into direct contact with the plant. To do that, Strand's team is developing a sort of miniature greenhouse that contains multiple modified ivy plants and electric fans that direct room air over them.
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