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Agricultural research is experiencing a resurgence. The Gates Foundation is leading the charge in the hopes of solving food security in the developing world.

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Gilbert, N. Gates Foundation backs high-risk science for big wins. Nature Plants 1, 15022 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/nplants.2015.22

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