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#eco #green

Originally shared by Yifat Cohen

College graduate creates a man-made leaf could help us breathe in space.

Whoa!

Royal College of Art graduate Julian Melchiorri has created the first man-made, biologically functional leaf that takes in carbon dioxide, water, and light and releases oxygen. The leaf consists of chloroplasts -- the part of a plant cell where photosynthesis happens -- suspended in body made of silk protein.

Watch the video. It's quite amazing!

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#science   #space  
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hU-T0ht2OdQ

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