Editorial: Achieving the in silico plant. Systems biology and the future of plant biological research

From: Plant Physiology | Date: June 1, 2003| Author: Minorsky, Peter V | Copyright information

Plant biology has the potential of providing partial solutions to several of the most daunting problems that our species and our planet face in the 21st century. Among these problems will be an increasing shortage of available food, the depletion of global oil reserves, and a mounting scarcity of freshwater.

Feeding the growing world population is a major challenge. The world's population currently stands at over 6.3 billion and is increasing by 80 million people per year. Already the ...

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