Source: GENETIC LITERACY PROJECT, 8/25/22


Researchers developed a way to make photosynthesis – the natural process that all plants use to convert sunlight energy into food – more efficient. The research team, which is spread across UK and US, genetically altered soybean plants, and achieved a 20% greater crop yield. They hope this breakthrough will help alleviate food scarcity. Lead researcher Prof Stephen Long, an agricultural scientist based at both the University of Illinois and the University of Lancaster, said that this was “the most important breakthrough” he had been involved in during his long career.

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