Abstract
As climate change affects weather patterns and soil health, agricultural productivity could decrease substantially. Synthetic biology can be used to enhance climate resilience in plants and create the next generation of crops, if the public will accept it.
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MeSH terms
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Administrative Personnel
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Agriculture*
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Climate Change
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Crops, Agricultural* / genetics
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Humans
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Soil
Grants and funding
Funding was provided by Chan Zuckerberg Biohub – San Francisco (J.A.N.B.), Burroughs Wellcome Fund (J.A.N.B.) and National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships (B.N.A. and V.Z.). J.A.N.B. is a Chan Zuckerberg Biohub – San Francisco Investigator and holds a Career Award at the Scientific Interface from BWF. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.