From CO₂ to Sugar: Chinese Scientists Make Historic Leap0

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• July 21, 2025

Overview  Chinese scientists have developed a pioneering method to transform carbon dioxide into sugar, potentially revolutionising food production and reducing reliance on traditional farming methods.  A team at the Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology created an in vitro biotransformation (ivBT) system that synthesises sucrose from methanol, a low-carbon chemical derived from industrial waste or CO₂.