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[–] Lyrl@lemm.ee 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

With temperature, light and humidity controlled across 12 growing 'rooms,' pollination of plants has also been engineered to be more efficient than bees.

I need more details on this "more efficient than bees" claim. I grow a couple of hydroponic strawberry plants for fun, and every strawberry is a result of my swirling a toothbrush around a flower. I am having a hard time imagining scaling that up without bees.

[–] BluesF@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Two words my friend: robot ~~bees~~ toothbrushes

[–] Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Or they use bees but surgically attach toothbrushes to make them even more efficient.