Academia Sinica's Dual Carbon Fixation System in Plants boosted growth (IMAGE)
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This image shows a comparison between the synthetic biology–engineered plant (right) and the wild-type plant. Dr. Liao’s team has developed a novel “McG plant” with a mechanism that recycles the non-productive photorespiration by-product, glycolate, into the productive metabolite acetyl-CoA. As a result, the research team has achieved a 50% increase in carbon fixation efficiency, resulting in plant growth and significantly higher lipid production. This finding provides a new strategy to address climate change, advance sustainable energy, and enhance food security.
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