The study lead by a team from Lawrence Berkley Laboratory and Oak Ridge National Laboratory, analyzed ways plants process carbon dioxide and convert it into forms of carbon.
Genetic alterations of plants can improve the efficiency of plant processes that may one day lead to enhanced sequestration of carbon from the atmosphere. These plants would be able to pull in billions of tons of carbon from the air, counteracting the effects of global warming, according to the study.
In additions plants could be altered to absorb more sunlight, increasing photosynthetic activities and trapping more carbon through this process. Plant that can withstand harsher environments could also be engineered.
Source: BioScience and as published by CNN.
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