Yahoo! News - Flower-Power Could Help Clear Land mines

Un grupo de botanistas daneses estan diseñando una flor detectora de minas... pretty cool stuff.

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.

The genetically modified weed has been coded to change color when its roots come in contact with nitrogen-dioxide (NO2) evaporating from explosives buried in soil.


Within three to six weeks from being sowed over land mine infested areas the small plant, a Thale Cress, will turn a warning red whenever close to a land mine.


According to data compiled by Aresa, more than 100 million land mines have been spread out in 45 countries, hidden killers that often remain for years after a conflict is over.


Yahoo! News - Flower-Power Could Help Clear Land mines