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Genetically modified poplars
Some University of Seattle scientists have created a poplar which, with its roots, can remove certain industrial pollutants such as trichloroethylene from the soil. By modifying the poplar’s DNA, the tree becomes able to clean the soil and the environment in general from toxins. To perform this experiment, scientists have added to the poplar’s DNA a gene which codifies certain enzymes that are found in mammals.
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