Designing Food for a Hotter World In the face of rising global temperatures, scientists at Wageningen University in the Netherlands are working to engineer crops that can thrive under increasingly challenging conditions.
By simulating extreme weather patterns and stressors in futuristic labs, researchers aim to unlock genetic traits that will enable crops to adapt to human caused climate change.
This endeavor is not without controversy. Critics of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) have long been wary of tampering with the fundamental nature of plants.