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The Pomato Plant

How To Make A “Potato Tomato”

By: Emma Huang, Journalist
The Pomato or Tomtato, also known as 'Ketchup 'n Fries' is a plant that both grows tomatoes on the top and potatoes beneath the roots. This plant is not genetically modified or cross bred. The plant actually started from the seed of a normal tomato and the bud of an ordinary potato. This article will explain how this Frankenstein-like plant exists and perhaps even instructions to build your own potato-tomato plant.
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Utilizing Nature’s Power: Lotus Leaves Turned into Electricity Generators

By: Cooper Shealy, Journalist
By using the hydrovolcanic electricity generation method induced by living leaf transpiration, they have found a way to turn lotus leaves into a continuous power source.
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Scientists Trick Animals Into Avoiding Tasty Meals

By: Zouli Alexandratos, Journalist
In Sydney Australia, swamp wallabies and other herbivores have been eating protected plants to extinction. The University of Sydney had an idea, what if you protect the plants by making them smell toxic?
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Sales In Vegan Meats Are Going Down

By: Walker McCann, Journalist
Why are plant meats going down in popularity?
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