Turn one gene up, another down. Enhancing the photosynthetic capacity of plants will likely require learning how to conduct a complex orchestra of genes. Achieving this could help sequester at least part of the carbon dioxide emissions driving climate change, while also increasing crop yields.
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A selection of news we missed during August. Reuters reports on the controversy surrounding horses edited by Kheiron Biotech to enhance their muscles. In Argentina, veterinary reproductive technologies are cutting-edge, and the use of cloning in horse breeding is accepted. Still, for now, genetically edited animals are not allowed to compete in polo.
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