The Big Three of the 21st Century--Food, Energy and Water

Here at the beginning of the 21st century, the challenges are clear: the growing population is stressing the Earth's resources to the breaking point. The "big three" are Food, Energy and Water--whose initials ominously spell FEW. Looming shortages make human misery more likely as time passes without finding solutions. Will the 21st Century be known as the Century of Scarcity? Or will we find new technical, political and economic approaches to free humanity from want and discontent?

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Thursday, June 28, 2012

Seeking hope in plant biology

Plant biologists are at work exploring both fundamental principles and applied techniques to find new benefits for humanity from plants.

Surely the efforts to change the photosynthetic mechanism of rice are not without controversy. But should they be successful, the rice-dependent populations of Asia will have increased food security.
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