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Scientists have combined a house plant with a rabbit gene. This is why

Leaves of a ficus are seen inside an office in Kiev March 28, 2012.    REUTERS/Anatolii Stepanov (  - Tags: ENVIRONMENT) - LR2E83S1N1O50

Leaves of a ficus plant seen inside an office. Image: REUTERS/Anatolii Stepanov

Olivia Rosane
Freelance Reporter, Ecowatch
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 Researchers at the University of Washington have genetically modified a common houseplant — pothos ivy — to remove chloroform and benzene from the air around it.
Researchers at the University of Washington have genetically modified a common houseplant — pothos ivy — to remove chloroform and benzene from the air around it. Image: Mark Stone/University of Washington
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