Transsexuals for poplar trees

Poplars in Beijing, China, are preparing for " sex change surgery " to prevent them from creating pollen around the city, causing asthma and allergies in people.

Poplars in China.(Photo: Reuters)

Plant experts in the Chinese capital, home to more than 300,000 poplars, are preparing to inject these girls in an experiment to change their nature, so that these plants no longer produce pollen. half.

"The pollen of poplar affects the air quality of the city and is harmful to people's health, so city officials need to do something to solve this," experts said.

Hospitals in Beijing are increasingly receiving more patients with asthma or allergies due to inhaling pollen. This coating also covered the city with a white dust curtain.

This is not the first time China has sought to change nature. Last week meteorologists claimed to have created artificial snow for the first time in Tibet.

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