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Eight Illinois researchers rank among world’s most influential
Ort and seven faculty members at the University of Illinois have been named to the 2019 Highly Cited Researchers list.
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Researchers rank among world’s most influential
The Clarivate Analytics Highly Cited Researchers list for 2018 includes five team members from Realizing Increased Photosynthetic Efficiency (RIPE).
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Scientists engineer shortcut for photosynthetic glitch, boost crop growth by 40 percent
The RIPE project has engineered a shortcut for photorespiration—an energy-expensive process—and increased crop productivity by 40 percent.