# Where does biologically active nitrogen come from

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [September 26, 2021, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-biologically-active-nitrogen-come-from/951376 "2021-09-26T15:37:43Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 28, 2021, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-biologically-active-nitrogen-come-from/951376/13 "2021-09-28T18:06:06Z")

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> [@HoneyBadgerDC](#):
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> Could there be a need for more sciences dedicated to nitrogen fixation purely for the reason of increasing biomass and capturing carbon?

Didn’t the reasons against that just get pointed out in [your other thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-nitrogen-to-capture-carbon/950924)?

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