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  • To feed the world, Illinois scientists work to improve photosynthesis

    Aug 14, 2017 1:45 pm by MIT Technology ReviewIllinois in the News
    Young tobacco plants in a test environment. Photograph by Whitten Sabbatini

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    • Young tobacco plants in a test environment. Photograph by Whitten Sabbatini

    MIT Technology Review (Aug. 14) By reworking the basic metabolism of crops, plant scientists at Illinois hope to forestall devastating food shortages.