British GM scientists scoop $10m Gates grant for self-fertilising cereals

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John Innes Centre says work could revolutionise subsistence agriculture and reduce environmental impact of nitrogen fertilisers

British scientists have secured a $10m grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to develop genetically modified corn, wheat, and rice that requires no fertiliser. The work at the John Innes...

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