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Posted by tourdemars to Terraforming at October 13, 2003 12:00 PM
The Canadian and the United States militaries are developing a new weapon in the war against landmines - genetically modified plants. Anthony Faust, a researcher with the landmine detection branch of the Department of National Defence, came up with the genetically modified plant idea after watching a TV newscast. "I caught the tail end of a clip that talked about sending genetically modified plants to Mars. These plants were going to be modified to be sensitive to heavy metals.
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Thought the story was great.Will show this story to my Honors Biology and Environmental Science classes just to show them them the power of ideas. I have to admit that I was initially fascinated with the tail end of the news clip the originator had about genetically engineered plants
for Mars exploration. Would really like to follow up on that since I am presenting a prospective of Mars environmental comparison with that of Earth for my Environmental Science classes. Has anyone heard of a curriculum that supports that prospective? All the best.
Phil Dabney
Lake Taylor Science Instructor
Norfolk Public Schools
Norfolk, Virginia
Posted by: Phil Dabney at March 26, 2004 11:57 AM