Genetically modified plants vacuum up toxins

Scientists have figured out a way to trick plants into doing the dirty work of **environmental cleanup**, U.S. and British researchers reported on Monday 15th October. Researchers at the University of Washington have genetically altered **poplar trees** to pull **toxins** out of contaminated ground water, offering a cost-effective way of cleaning up **environmental pollutants**. A group of British researchers, meanwhile, has developed genetically altered plants that can clean residues of **military explosives** from the environment. "Reuters":[ http://www.reuters.com/article/scienceNews/idUSN1525312420071015]

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