Houseplants@mander.xyzEnglish · 1 year ago

Bioengineers design a new plant to purify air faster than nature

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Bioengineers design a new plant to purify air faster than nature

www.freethink.com

Houseplants@mander.xyzEnglish · 1 year ago

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Neoplants has bioengineered a pothos plant that removes 30% more pollutants from the air than a regular houseplant.

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So I looked it up and the company claims it filters 30x pollutants instead of the 30% the title claims.
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  So, this smells like bullshit?
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    For the price, yes.
    
    Buying enough of these to make a difference would be so expensive.

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