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News Release 13-147

US and UK scientists collaborate to design crops of the future

Three Ideas Lab projects and a fourth NSF-sponsored project aim to transform future farming while reducing pollution and energy consumption

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By 2015, more than 190 million tons of nitrogen will be needed to supply the world's food. U.S and U.K. researchers are looking for alternate ways to meet the demand.

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