Chinese scientists for the first time synthesize starch from carbon dioxide

Chinese scientists Qiao Jing, Cai Tao, Ma Yanhe, Zhu Leilei, Sun Hongbing(from L to R) pose for a group photo at a lab of the Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, on Sept. 16, 2021. Chinese scientists have developed an artificial method of synthesizing starch from carbon dioxide, the first of its kind globally. The study, conducted by the Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology under the Chinese Academy of Sciences, was published in the journal Science on Friday. (Xinhua/Jin Liwang)