Scientists watch vegetables grow in space
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15/12/2005
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Tribune (New Delhi)
Chinese scientists are observing slow motion images of vegetables sprouting in space onboard China's first seed-breeding satellite launched on September 9. The seed-breeding satellite, "Shijian-8', has been sending back one high-definition digital image of sprouting Chinese cabbage every two hours since September 10, scientists with the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) said in Beijing.