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Oct 16
Lettuce may soon have a lot more protein
Depending on the variety, a serving of lettuce has about 0.5 to 1 gram of protein, but scientists are working to change that. It turns out that chloroplasts, which usually produce chlorophyll, can be modified to make myoglobin, a protein found in meat, instead. — Read the rest The post Lettuce may soon have a lot more protein appeared first on Boing Boing.
