Low Levels of Toxic Gas Found To Encourage Plant Growth

olsmeister writes "Hydrogen Sulfide is a toxic, flammable, foul-smelling gas that some theorize may have been at least partially responsible for some of Earth's mass extinctions, including the Permian-Triassic event, which killed well over half of the species on the planet. Now, thanks to a fortuitous accident, doctoral student at the University of Washington seems to have discovered that very low doses of the gas seems to greatly enhance plant growth, causing plants to germinate more quickly and grow larger. The finding could have far reaching implications for both food and biofuel production."

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doctoral student

[wonkey_monkey]

doctoral student at the University of Washington seems to have discovered

"doctoral student"? The poor guy doesn't even have a name?

Re:natural selection

[skovnymfe]

And then we have a rainforest full of trees that produce hydrogen sulfide. What could possibly go wrong?