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  • Bioengineering better photosynthesis increases yield in food crops

    Aug 23, 2022 10:30 am
    Amanda De Souza in a field of soybeans

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    • Amanda De Souza in a field of soybeans

    For the first time, RIPE researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have proven that multigene bioengineering of photosynthesis increases the yield of a major food crop in field trials.