[S]cientists like Wolfgang Busch, Salk Institute for Biological Studies professor, are trying to harness the carbon-sucking power of plants to clean up the atmosphere. Theyโre behind the Harnessing Plants Initiative.
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When carbon isnโt polluting the atmosphere, itโs often in the ground, enriching the soil that plants need to grow. The goal is to genetically modify the plantโs cellular structure. Then the plants will sprout bigger roots, and more of them. And theyโll absorb more carbon.
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โWe need all hands on deck to get that carbon down and safe in the soil or wherever we put it, that doesn’t heat up our planet further,โ says Busch.
