Plant Nanobionics
Top of Mind with Julie Rose
Three-Fingered Salute, Qualified Immunity, Plant Nanobionics
Episode: Three-Fingered Salute, Qualified Immunity, Plant Nanobionics
- Sep 24, 2021 8:00 pm
- 17:53 mins
Detecting dangerous chemicals and heavy metals in soil is a more involved process than you might think. MIT researchers have figured out how to let plants growing in that soil detect the contaminants and send word to the lab. They’ve grown spinach that can send email. Michael Strano is a professor of chemical engineering at MIT. (Originally aired 8 Feb 2021)