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  • Could tinkering with photosynthesis prevent a global food crisis?

    Dec 6, 2021 11:45 am by The New YorkerIllinois in the News
    leaves and flowers. Illustration by Derrick Schultz

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    The New Yorker (Dec. 6)  'We know that even our very best crops are only achieving a fraction of photosynthesis’s theoretical efficiency. So, if we can work out how to improve photosynthesis, we can boost yields,' says Professor Stephen Long.