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#127: Pig hearts transplanted into dead people; James Webb Space Telescope gives best-ever view of the universe; boosting wheat genetics to feed the world

The world, the universe and us

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How Much More Wheat Could We Get?

Hot temperature stress out many crops, including wheatd and that reduces er yields. And as the world gets warmer, farming is going to get harder, yes? And so thats that's not going to help either. So with all that in mind, that's why i found this new study so interesting and hopefully, you know, a real source of hope. The model looked at these and estimated that we're currently getting an average of forty nine % of wheat's genetic potential when it comes to yield.

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