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New playlist: Plantastic!New playlist: Plantastic!

Posted By Thu-Huong Ha

Anyone who lives in a major city, where pollen-thick summer air seems incompatible with the dearth of trees, it can be easy to forget the fact that plants make the world go round. Here to remind you is a playlist of 10 TED Talks on the majesty and awesomeness of plants. Hear from not one […]

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Alaska or bust: Ellen Jorgensen barcodes plants in a remote national parkAlaska or bust: Ellen Jorgensen barcodes plants in a remote national park

Posted By Tedstaff

What is DNA barcoding, you ask? It’s a far more precise way of identifying plant species. In this video, Ellen Jorgensen — who gave today’s TED Talk “Biohacking, you can do it too”  – heads to a remote region of Alaska to collect the fragile plants found there and bring them back to her DIY biotech lab for […]