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Bacteria-coated broccoli sent to space
News:
- Scientist have experimented a possible way to grow vegetables in micro-gravity conditions of the space station.
Important facts:
- Six broccoli seeds were sent to space for the astronauts at the International Space Station.
- Three seeds are sent as it is and three seeds are coated with two different bacteria.
- These coated seeds can live inside crop plants and improve their growth in extreme low gravity environments and where nutrients or water could be lack.
- The initial stage of the experiment is successful as the broccoli grew healthy.
