Turning promise into practice: Crop biotechnology for increasing genetic diversity and climate resilience
| Autor: | Helen Anne Curry, Sarah Garland |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Curry, Helen [0000-0001-9474-1528], Apollo - University of Cambridge Repository, Garland, Sarah [0000-0003-2574-6629], Curry, Helen Anne [0000-0001-9474-1528] |
| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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Crops
Agricultural General Immunology and Microbiology Biology and life sciences Essay General Neuroscience Climate Change Ecology and environmental sciences Genetic Variation Agriculture Engineering and technology FOS: Engineering and technology General Biochemistry Genetics and Molecular Biology Science policy People and places General Agricultural and Biological Sciences Biotechnology |
| DOI: | 10.17863/cam.86935 |
| Popis: | Funder: Earth Institute, Columbia University As climate change increasingly threatens agricultural production, expanding genetic diversity in crops is an important strategy for climate resilience in many agricultural contexts. In this Essay, we explore the potential of crop biotechnology to contribute to this diversification, especially in industrialized systems, by using historical perspectives to frame the current dialogue surrounding recent innovations in gene editing. We unearth comments about the possibility of enhancing crop diversity made by ambitious scientists in the early days of recombinant DNA and follow the implementation of this technology, which has not generated the diversification some anticipated. We then turn to recent claims about the promise of gene editing tools with respect to this same goal. We encourage researchers and other stakeholders to engage in activities beyond the laboratory if they hope to see what is technologically possible translated into practice at this critical point in agricultural transformation. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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