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Friday, June 15, 2012

European scientists experienced the plant increase in space


During the European Columbus laboratory has begin the first research, which aim to examine whether plants might produce in outer space. The research, called WAICO ("Waving and coiling of Arabidopsis Roots at Different g-levels' or ripple and roll roots of Arabidopsis at different levels-g), study the effects of weightlessness on the growth of plant roots. Toward this purpose has selected a variety of wild and genetically modified plant Arabidopsis.