New grasses neutralize toxic pollution from bombs, explosives, and munitions

Tuesday, November 22, 2016 - 21:21 in Earth & Climate

Engineers have developed the first transgenic grass species that can take up and destroy RDX -- a toxic compound that has been widely used in explosives since World War II and contaminates military bases across the U.S. and some offsite drinking water wells.

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