Tiny grains of rice hold big promise for greenhouse gas reductions, bioenergy
Wednesday, July 29, 2015 - 14:20
in Mathematics & Economics
Rice is the staple food for more than half of the world's population, but the paddies it's grown in contributes up to 17 percent of global methane emissions -- about 100 million tons a year. Now, with the addition of a single gene, rice can be cultivated to emit virtually no methane, more starch for a richer food source and biomass for energy production.