Boosting crops’ natural capabilities could help feed a warming world
A new article in PNAS spotlights the complexities involved in engineering more resilient crops, and how RIPE researchers are finding solutions. The piece features perspectives from RIPE researchers Elizabete Carmo-Silva and Steven Burgess alongside other innovators in the field.
By: Saima Sidik || Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Stephen P. Long: Visionary, teacher, and doer
Stephen Long pioneered a multidisciplinary approach to advance our knowledge of photosynthesis, by integrating research at the molecular, cellular, organismal, and ecological levels along with a pragmatic understanding of the implications for agriculture. This involved development of new mathematical models, patented equipment for analyzing photosynthetic efficiency, and the world’s largest open-air laboratory for understanding crop responses to atmospheric change.
By: Lisa Ainsworth, Donald Ort || Carl R. Woese Institute of Genomic Biology