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Published on Wednesday, 10 July 2013 04:08

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The GMO plant that cleans the air of the home

An ornamental plant enhanced with the synthetic version of a rabbit gene is able to eliminate over 90% of the volatile substances that soften the apartments - with the help of a fan. piantadepura Breathe deeply: you think about air quality. The transgenic version of a plant commonly found in our homes, the Epipremnum aureum or Pothos, is able to absorb most of the potentially carcinogenic pollutants that we breathe between the rooms in our home. A group of researchers from the University of Washington in Seattle has created a version containing the synthetic form of a gene that codes for an enzyme present in the liver of rabbits and other mammals, involved in the detoxification of the organism.

YOU MAY HAVE A CLEANING PLANT JUST ON VASE: 

The modified plant, intended for closed environments, has been designed to purify benzene and chloroform, two pollutants present in domestic spaces, the first deriving from candle smoke, cigarette smoke or from car exhausts in adjacent streets, the second spread by evaporation from water for domestic use.

EFFECTIVE.

When specimens of Pothos were placed in containers with high levels of the two pollutants, the unmodified version absorbed less than 10% of pollutants in a week; the transgenic one, over 90%. The GMO plants have also been equipped with a fluorescent protein that makes them light up in the dark, to verify that the other modification has been successful and to distinguish transgenic specimens from unmodified ones.

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To function at its best, however, the Epipremnum needs the help of a fan, which pushes them against polluted air - because confined to a corner it can do little. Furthermore, to purify the air of an entire average apartment it would take 5-10 kg of plants. In our homes you can breathe large quantities of pollutants, coming from paints, furniture coverings, kitchens, heating. Waiting to learn more about the transgenic purifier (will it be called pianconiglio?) We can start by opening the window: for the authors of the study, the best system still remains.