Chinese Trees To Undergo 'Sex Change Operations'

Beijing's female poplar trees are going to receive "sex change operations" to stop them from producing flying pollen.

A problem that Chinese officials say has overwhelmed the city and worsened allergy and asthma problems.

Beijing, which is home to more than 300,000 poplar trees, is starting to inject some "female" trees in an experiment to change their nature so no pollen would be produced.

"The poplar pollen affects the air quality of the city, and harms human health, so the city authorities must do something to deal with it", says an official.

They say hospitals in Beijing have received increasing numbers of patients who suffer from asthma or allergies after inhaling the pollen, which blankets the city in a snowfall of white fluff, so they've decided to do something about it.

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