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Nitrogen Fixation Revolution: Teaching All Plants to Make Their Own Fertilizer

Nitrogen fertilizer production consumes 3% of global energy and creates environmental pollution, yet most crops can't fix atmospheric nitrogen like legumes can. The biotechnology holy grail is engineering cereal crops like corn and wheat to fix their own nitrogen through symbiotic bacteria or direct genetic modification. This could slash fertilizer use, reduce farming costs, and decrease agriculture's environmental footprint. Can we give all plants the superpower of nitrogen fixation?

Applied Sciences, Agricultural Science, Agricultural Biotechnology