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http://www.geek.com/science/man-mad...olve-the-problem-of-oxygen-in-space-1600791/?
using thistechnology for space exploration would still require the ship to run UV grow-lamps and water systems to the plants, and that water would need to be sprayed over the surface of the leaves rather than naturally distributed by a plant’s circulatory system. Dead chloroplasts also can’t be naturally replaced as in a real plant, and they bear no fruit or other secondary resources for astronauts. A long-haul trip through space will require a more robust and replaceable system than these silk-leaves can provide