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SOME years ago, one of us investigated the circulation of lead1 in plants using a radioactive lead isotope as indicator. Recent developments in nuclear chemistry make it possible to prepare radioactive isotopes of several of the light elements which, in contrast with lead, are the chief components of plant tissue. This enables us to investigate whether the atoms building up the tissues of the plant remain in their places or migrate during growth to other parts of the plant.
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HEVESY, G., LlNDERSTROM-LANG, K. & OLSEN, C. Atomic Dynamics of Plant Growth. Nature 137, 66–67 (1936). https://doi.org/10.1038/137066a0
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