Biotech & Health
- Publisher: MIT Technology Review
- Editor: Allison Arieff
- Published: October 23, 2024
Have we entered the golden age of plant engineering?
By the 1990s, the yields of wheat and rice had doubled worldwide, staving off bouts of recurring famine. The Green Revolution was so successful that dire predictions of worse famine to come—fueled by alarming population growth—no longer seemed likely.
But the Green Revolution had its limits...
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Many thanks to Allison Arieff, MIT Technology Review Editorial Director.
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