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08/01-- Genes from this rare Austrian plant, called Thlaspi goesingense, could allow scientists to engineer plants that clean up polluted industrial sites or to add essential micronutrients to food. The plant, which is only found in the Austrian Alps, has the rare ability to take up large amounts of nickel. The plant's genes involved in metal accumulation have been identified and cloned by David Salt, professor of plant molecular physiology at Purdue University. (Photo by David E. Salt.)
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