Two articles from the land of unintended consequences

Here's a little nano-tech that may have huge impact going forward...

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/03/110301111457.htm

And, fascinating adaptation of plants to increasing levels of CO2

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/03/110303111624.htm

The first is an article about technology that will be introduced without delay or proof of it's benign place in the ecosystem.

It will take a commercial turn, and will be yet another experiment of the Earth's tolerance for perfectly natural things that happen to be man-made.

The second is the result of consequences, that few if anyone would predict.

If I read things correctly, it appears that plants transpire less water as they don't have as many pores with which to breathe.

This is in reaction to high CO2 levels.  

I make this up, but I expect that's because plants react to high levels of CO2 as though a drought was occurring, since that much CO2 in the atmosphere must be due to burning trees...per se evidence of drought.

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FRISH