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RIPE researchers prove bioengineering better photosynthesis increases yields in food crops for the first time ever

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — For the first time, RIPE researchers have proven that multigene bioengineering of photosynthesis increases the yield of a major food crop in field trials. After more than a decade of ...
C&EN

Future proofing photosynthesis

A ladybug sits on a stalk of Oryza sativa variety of rice. In a greenhouse in Illinois, scientists are trying to boost crop yields by improving photosynthesis. Credit: RIPE Project “Do you like to eat ...
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RIPE team models connection between enzyme activity and yields for the first time

A team from the University of Illinois has developed a modeling framework connecting enzyme activity related to photosynthesis to yield. This is the first time a model has tied the dynamic ...
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RIPE's Ambitious Plan to Map the Internet

The project aims to map Internet presence around the globe and understand the performance characteristics between sites around the world. Knowing network performance characteristics is vital to the ...
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Bioengineering Better Photosynthesis Increases Yields in Important Food Crop

For the first time, researchers for RIPE (Realizing Increased Photosynthetic Efficiency) have proven that multigene bioengineering of photosynthesis increases the yield of a major food crop in field ...
Science Daily

Bioengineering: Better photosynthesis increases yields in food crops

Scientists have transgenically altered soybean plants to increase the efficiency of photosynthesis, resulting in greater yields without loss of quality. For the first time, RIPE researchers have ...