Slideshow: Plants: New Anti-Terror Weapon?

credit Penn State UniversityArabidopsis thaliana — the plant being used in this study. credit Penn State UniversityA transgenic Arabidopsis seedling expressing GFP (green fluorescence). Sentinel plants will turn green when they detect chemical or biological agents that can be used in biological warfare.


credit Penn State University
Arabidopsis thaliana – the plant being used in this study.

credit Penn State University
A transgenic Arabidopsis seedling expressing GFP (green fluorescence). Sentinel plants will turn green when they detect chemical or biological agents that can be used in biological warfare.