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Food made in space - 6 Minute English

You are used to having your vegetables coming from agricultural land, but how about space? Listen to the programme to find out how growing plants in space might help develop crops which are more productive and more resistant to climate change here on Earth. Neil and Georgina discuss how plants can grow in environments with little or no natural light and teach you some related vocabulary along the way. To download a transcript and audio, got to our website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish... More 6 Minute English episodes: Is being thrifty a virtue?    • Is being thrifty a virtue? 6 Minute English   Millennials and business    • Millennials and business - 6 Minute English  . Should we wear face masks?    • Should we wear a face mask? 6 Minute English   COVID-19: The office after lockdown    • Covid-19: The office after lockdown - 6 Mi...  . Sport against poverty    • Sport against poverty - 6 Minute English   Food made in space    • Food made in space - 6 Minute English   Vocabulary LED light electronic device that lights up when electricity is passed through it - abbreviation of ‘light emitting diode’ wavelength the distance between two waves of light which makes things appear to us in the different colours of the rainbow photon single unit of light microgravity weaker pull of gravity in space, making things float and seem weightless plasticity ability of a plant to adapt to and cope with changes in the environment by changing its biological structure genes chemicals and DNA in the cells of plants and animals which control their development and behaviour #bbclearningenglish #learnenglish #food #space #feeding #agriculture