Bayer and Biotech Get Down to the Roots
Imagine a crop getting nitrogen delivered to its doorstep instead of waiting for another fertilizer pass. Bayer and a biotechnology startup are trying to make that less science fiction and more soil science. Root awakening: Bayer Crop Science and Switch Bioworks announced a collaboration focused initially on microbes engineered to produce nitrogen on plant roots. Switch’s approach uses a genetic switch intended to let microbes establish themselves before turning on nitrogen p
