PLoS Biology (Apr 2022)

Molecular biology for green recovery-A call for action.

  • Marta Rodríguez-Martínez,
  • Jens Nielsen,
  • Sam Dupont,
  • Jessica Vamathevan,
  • Beverley J Glover,
  • Lindsey C Crosswell,
  • Brendan Rouse,
  • Ben F Luisi,
  • Chris Bowler,
  • Susan M Gasser,
  • Detlev Arendt,
  • Tobias J Erb,
  • Victor de Lorenzo,
  • Edith Heard,
  • Kiran Raosaheb Patil

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3001623
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 20, no. 4
p. e3001623

Abstract

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Molecular biology holds a vast potential for tackling climate change and biodiversity loss. Yet, it is largely absent from the current strategies. We call for a community-wide action to bring molecular biology to the forefront of climate change solutions.