we already know how photosynthesis is done ; so why cant we creat “artificial plants” that take CO2 and gives O2 and energy in exchange?

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we already know how photosynthesis is done ; so why cant we creat “artificial plants” that take CO2 and gives O2 and energy in exchange?

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>we already know how photosynthesis is done ; so why cant we creat “artificial plants” that take CO2 and gives O2 and energy in exchange?

Understanding how something works and having the ability to replicate it are not the same thing.

Furthermore there isn’t really an incentive – for all purposes that require plants on a large scale (really only one: biomass creation) you just use, well, *plants*.