How a giant robot can save plants from climate change
January 14, 2025
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as posted by the channelCome with us to Arizona to meet scientists from the Center for Research on Programmable Plant Systems who are opening a dialogue with plants to help them become more resilient to drought and heat brought on by climate change. They are using everything from giant robots to genetic light switches to achieve their vision, and are buying our crops some time while us humans get our act together!
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