Warming to the ways of Mother Nature

  • 12/11/1998

In an ironic twist, Mother Nature may ultimately rescue us from our polluting ways. Australian scientists plan to tackle the problem of global warming by mimicking the behavior of plants that reduce emissions of greenhouse effect-causing carbon dioxide gas. The CSIRO scientists will start an ambitious research program into artificial ways of creating photosynthesis, the chemical process by which sunlight helps green plants synthesise organic compounds from carbon dioxide and water.