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Supercharging photosynthesis in crops 
30, Oct 2025

Supercharging photosynthesis in crops 

Australian researchers have created tiny compartments to help supercharge photosynthesis, potentially boosting wheat and rice yields while slashing water and nitrogen use.   Researchers from Associate Professor Yu Heng Lau’s research group at the University of...

Rewinding evolution to secure our future foods
21, Nov 2021

Rewinding evolution to secure our future foods

A radical bid to reverse evolution could see crop plants become disease-resistant and more productive – and it all relies on a clever change of gene address. In a Nature...