My grandmother, when describing
the process of attempting to glean truth from a dishonest person, would say:
“It’s like trying to squeeze blood from a turnip.”
Seemingly impossible,
that.
But consider this: plants
and humans have in common some 99% of their DNA. We humans are, put simply, comprised of the
same building blocks as a prickly pear cactus.
The end structure—be it human or plant—is a matter of how the blocks are
stacked together. In some cases, say,
comparing the perpetually touchy Kanye West to a thistle, the leap from one thing
to the next is not so great.
But what if?
What if we could literally
squeeze blood from a turnip, or, instead, from spinach?
Scientists working in
several labs recently converted a spinach leaf into what is essentially working
human heart tissue. The network of veins
already present in spinach leaves are ideal for such conversion.
Watch the video posted
below for details.
--Mitchell
Hegman
VIDEO LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19UJ4CJCqfw
Wish they'd find a cure for cancer!
ReplyDeleteThere have been some exciting advances in that. But so much more is needed.
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