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  2. Maeda Lab identifies key gene mutation that increases amino acid production and carbon dioxide consumption

Altered gene helps plants absorb more carbon dioxide, produce more useful compounds

diagram of sota mutations consuming CO2 to create aromatics

If scientists could add a trait like this to crops or drug-producing plants, it could help them produce more chemicals naturally while reducing greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.

Read the full article at: https://news.wisc.edu/altered-gene-helps-plants-absorb-more-carbon-dioxide-produce-more-useful-compounds/

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