'Probiotics' for Plants Boost Detox Abilities; Untreated Plants Overdose and Die

Tuesday, November 18, 2014 - 09:30 in Biology & Nature

Scientists using a microbe that occurs naturally in eastern cottonwood trees have boosted the ability of willow and lawn grass to withstand the withering effects of the nasty industrial pollutant phenanthrene.

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