Flower Power Takes on Land Mines

Max · 01-29-2004, 01:58 PM

Flower Power Takes on Land Mines

Reuters Page 1 of 1

02:02 PM Jan. 27, 2004 PT

COPENHAGEN -- 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.

"We are really excited about this, even though it's early days. It has considerable potential," Simon Oestergaard, chief executive of developing company Aresa Biodetection, told Reuters in an interview on Tuesday.

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01-29-2004, 01:58 PM	#1
Max Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Montreal,Province of Quebec, CANADA Posts: 15,036	Flower Power Takes on Land Mines Flower Power Takes on Land Mines Reuters Page 1 of 1 02:02 PM Jan. 27, 2004 PT COPENHAGEN -- 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. "We are really excited about this, even though it's early days. It has considerable potential," Simon Oestergaard, chief executive of developing company Aresa Biodetection, told Reuters in an interview on Tuesday. never settle. The genetically modified weed has been coded to change color when its roots come in contact with http://www.wired.com/news/technology...=wn_techhead_6

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