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The nitroplast: A nitrogen-fixing organelle (www.science.org)
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[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

So how do we inject nitroplasts into corn? 🥹

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I have never heard of anything like it being done before. Usually only small changes are possible in the Genome of complex organisms. Not a whole new organelle.