Landmine Detecting Plants


	Landmine Detecting Plants

ninadalton

7-27-2008 1:54 AM

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plant, landmine, war, cambodia, farmer, farm

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<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://www.clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/8fe7770c-ef9b-49b3-a6a4-bbb4b3b7ad81/867E4912-0CC6-4C13-A70E-112429FF348E/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1038703/Scientists-develop-tobacco-plant-turns-red-detects-landmines.html" href="http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1038703/Scientists-develop-tobacco-plant-turns-red-detects-landmines.html" style="font-size: 11px;">www.mailonsunday.co.uk</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1038703/Scientists-develop-tobacco-plant-turns-red-detects-landmines.html"><P>A plant that can detect landmines has been developed by scientists.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1038703/Scientists-develop-tobacco-plant-turns-red-detects-landmines.html"><P>The genetically-modified tobacco plant has a gene that triggers a red plant pigment found in tomatoes and apples.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1038703/Scientists-develop-tobacco-plant-turns-red-detects-landmines.html"><P>When the roots detect nitrogen oxide which leaks from landmines, the green leaves turn red about ten weeks.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1038703/Scientists-develop-tobacco-plant-turns-red-detects-landmines.html"><div align="center"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.mailonsunday.co.uk/img/24DA784C-6F3A-4C9A-BA56-EEDB9710FD13" alt="landmine clearance" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1038703/Scientists-develop-tobacco-plant-turns-red-detects-landmines.html"><P>Researcher Estelle Kempen, of Stellenbosch University, South Africa, said: 'It will be obvious if an area has mines because these plants will be red.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1038703/Scientists-develop-tobacco-plant-turns-red-detects-landmines.html"><P>'The plants will also be able to tell if an area has been successfully cleared.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1038703/Scientists-develop-tobacco-plant-turns-red-detects-landmines.html"><P>'They use this big mechanical de-mining equipment but they don't pick them all up.'</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1038703/Scientists-develop-tobacco-plant-turns-red-detects-landmines.html"><P>The plants have already been successfully tested in laboratories and greenhouses and are now undergoing field trials in Serbia and South Africa.</P></blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/867E4912-0CC6-4C13-A70E-112429FF348E/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>