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First Synthetic Biological Leaf Could Allow Humans To Colonize Space Like the leaf from a real plant, the synthetic leaf uses photosynthesis to produce oxygen, by absorbing light, water and carbon dioxide. “The artificial leaves feature chloroplasts extracted from actual plant cells that are suspended in a material made from silk protein. So when given access to light and water they still produce oxygen, but theyre better suited to surviving off our planet,” Gizmodo reported.
Posted on: Sun, 10 Aug 2014 06:00:00 +0000

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