RIPE researchers prove bioengineering better photosynthesis increases yields in food crops for the first time ever

RIPE researchers prove bioengineering better photosynthesis increases yields in food crops for the first time ever
RIPE researchers prove bioengineering better photosynthesis increases yields in food crops for the first time ever

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — For the first time, RIPE researchers have proven that multigene bioengineering of photosynthesis increases the yield of a major food crop in field trials. After more than a decade of working toward this goal, a collaborative team led by the University of Illinois has transgenically altered soybean plants to increase the efficiency of photosynthesis, resulting in greater yields without loss of quality.

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