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The nitroplast: A nitrogen-fixing organelle (www.science.org)
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[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

So how do we inject nitroplasts into corn? 🥹

[–] x3x3@lemm.ee 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 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.