Tuesday, November 1, 2022

These Super Trees Grow Faster and Store More Carbon



Genetically modified popular trees grow faster and capture 53% more carbon. 
3:05 the enzyme rubisco incorrectly latches onto oxygen instead of CO2, requiring redundant energy expenditure to get rid of the inadvertent product. Genetic modification can improve efficiency of this photosynthesis. 
The business model is to sell the carbon credits (from growing this modified tree) to polluters. 

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