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 Researchers Give Animal Cells the Ability to Photosynthesize for the First Time

A Japanese team has developed a technique to insert chloroplasts isolated from algae into animal cells, a feat that could revolutionize sustainable energy and how artificial meat and organs are created.

https://www.wired.com/story/researchers-give-animal-cells-the-ability-to-photosynthesize-for-the-first-time/