Half a century after the discovery of a plant photosynthetic pathway termed C4, researchers are working to engineer this efficient pathway into crops such as rice to maintain food security.
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Hibberd, J., Furbank, R. Fifty years of C4 photosynthesis. Nature 538, 177–179 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/538177b
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