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.

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Food made in space

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

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[tanzcoid]

thank you always improving my english skills..

[tramphan]

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[aamiinyare]

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[lalitpal]

I didn't know about we can grow vegetables in space too. That's surprise for me. Thanks for telling us
about this interesting fact.

[MinutePsychology]

Great video! This is amazing how human mind lusts for new worlds to be discovered. We’ve made such a great effort over the decades to conquer space. And now food made in space? Wow!

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[ok-epub]

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[jayamohan]

Growing plants in space is something very interesting.
Scientist are doing great things, I really admire them.

[SYOUTAROUSYOUTAROU]

I hope that astronauts enjoy a glass of wine and green salad in space.

[tp]

What a nice amazing! Vegetable could be grown in space.

[АнжеликаЛепкина]

Amazing science!) so many things are still not explored. Steady growing population and a lack of food, also the climate change send us a challenge. I would like to try some plants from space. I wonder how it will taste.

[かな-xu]

Today's topic is so interesting.
Space development is many purposes like origin of space, future life space and so on. It is important for us to solve these problems. To grow in space is so difficult, but I think we can find solution!
**(I'm Japanese and English beginner. So if you have free time, Please reply the comment!)

[julkamilas]

I learn English. Thank you for the video.

[tgchan]

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[joasdasilvabrito]

What interesting topic here! I can join my curiosity for science and my English listening skills! Thanks BBC :)

[pedropetrucci]

Good topic and we explained. Thanks for helping us to improve our vocabulary

[lifeisajourney]

Very nice it will be more better if add subtitles it will be helpful for beginner like me🤞😝my English is very poor sorry if I, ve mistake in grammar

[taeotutor]

Thank you for this interesting video! :)