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MIT September 1, 2026 By Thomas Macaulay neutral

The Download: engineered microbes for crops, and OpenAI’s culture problem

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This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. How engineered microbes could help feed the world’s crops Fertilizer is crucial for the global food supply, but making it uses a lot of energy and produces a lot of emissions.…
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