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A Human Obesity Gene Boosts Potato Yields by 50% — Nobody Expected It

Summary by SciencePost
Researchers from the universities of Chicago and Beijing have introduced the human gene FTO — directly related to the predisposition to obesity — into rice and potato plants. Result: up to 50% more yield in real-life conditions, longer roots, better drought resistance. [...]
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Researchers from the universities of Chicago and Beijing have introduced the human gene FTO — directly related to the predisposition to obesity — into rice and potato plants. Result: up to 50% more yield in real-life conditions, longer roots, better drought resistance. [...]

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SciencePost broke the news on Saturday, July 11, 2026.
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