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[Day Permalink] Sunday, November 3, 2002

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Up to half of world's plants at risk: "The percentage of the world's plants threatened with extinction is much larger than commonly believed, and could be as high as 47 per cent if tropical species are included, researchers said on Thursday." [Google Technology News]


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A bug to clean the environment: "A bacterium that thrives by feeding on a common pollutant may provide a means to help clean up contaminated soil and ground water, scientists reported on Thursday." [Google Technology News]