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  • Scientists modify plants for more efficient use of sunlight

    Nov 18, 2016 12:15 pm by New York TimesIllinois in the News
    photo by Haley Ahlers, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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    • photo by Haley Ahlers, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

    New York Times (Nov. 17) Using genetic engineering techniques to alter photosynthesis, Illinois researchers have modified plants and increased the productivity of a test plant – tobacco – by as much as 20 percent.