A "vegetable factory" that enables plants to be grown indoors under fluorescent lights free of agrochemicals is proving a welcome addition for the Japanese research expedition in the Antarctic.
The factory used technology based on the Green Room plant... ...full story at Japan Times
from Japan Times on Fri, Jul 03 2009
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