Editing Arabidopsis thaliana (section)

===On the Moon===
On January 2, 2019, China's [[Chang'e-4]] lander brought ''A. thaliana'' to the moon.<ref name="Letzter2019">{{Cite web |url=https://www.space.com/42905-china-space-moon-plants-animals.html |title=There Are Plants and Animals on the Moon Now (Because of China) |last=Letzter |first=Rafi |date=2019-01-04 |website=Space.com |access-date=2019-01-15 |archive-date=15 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190115234256/https://www.space.com/42905-china-space-moon-plants-animals.html |url-status=live}}</ref> A small [[Microcosm (experimental ecosystem)|microcosm]] 'tin' in the lander contained ''A. thaliana'', seeds of potatoes, and [[Bombyx mori|silkworm]] eggs. As plants would support the silkworms with oxygen, and the silkworms would in turn provide the plants with necessary carbon dioxide and nutrients through their waste,<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/04/13/china-plans-grow-flowers-silkworms-dark-side-moon/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/04/13/china-plans-grow-flowers-silkworms-dark-side-moon/ |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=China plans to grow flowers and silkworms on the dark side of the moon |last=Connor |first=Neil |date=2018-04-13 |work=The Telegraph |access-date=2019-01-15 |language=en-GB |issn=0307-1235}}{{cbignore}}</ref> researchers will evaluate whether plants successfully perform [[photosynthesis]], and grow and bloom in the lunar environment.<ref name="Letzter2019" />