Plants in space
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What role can the humble duckweed play as humans embark on missions to the Moon and Mars? And what lessons can be learned about food security here on Earth? Professor Matthew Gilliham is the director Plants for Space, a consortium of academics who are turning their attention to this question of botanical survival.
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