Smart idea. Episode 2

Smart idea. Episode 2 / produced by Evan Clark.

Hoodia Plant: Take a look at how this plant may be the cure for obesity. Natural Cures: Examining the worlds forests and ocean may lead to a new generation of drugs. Seed Hunters: Collecting seeds, the most efficient and practical ways of conserving many species. Tearless Onion: A new super sweet on...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Clark, Evan (Producer)
Format: Video
Language:English
Published: Geelong, Victoria : Switch International, 2008.
Series:VAST: academic video online
Subjects:
Engineering.
Inventions.
engineering.
Engineering
Inventions
documentary film.
Documentary films
Documentary films.
Documentaires.
Online Access:Click for online access
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Summary:Hoodia Plant: Take a look at how this plant may be the cure for obesity. Natural Cures: Examining the worlds forests and ocean may lead to a new generation of drugs. Seed Hunters: Collecting seeds, the most efficient and practical ways of conserving many species. Tearless Onion: A new super sweet onion that wont make you cry. Experimental Poppies: These plants are producing a new compound which promises new advances in medical treatment. Plant Thythms: This group is looking at manipulating plants so they can bear fruit or set seed earlier. High Tech Greenhouse: This new glasshouse is designed to keep its plants dry. Floating Greenhouse: With sensors that tell the windows when to open or the shades to drop. Fungus To Protect Tea: A fungus that will attack the weed that threatens tea growers. Genetically Modified Food Crops: These seeds are genetically modified to resist pests. New Growing System: A new method for growing food clean, safe and pesticide free. Organic Farming: The new scheme that may stimulate organic food production.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed Nov. 21, 2014).
Physical Description:1 online resource (24 min.).
Playing Time:00:23:55
Language:In English.

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