UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa., May 22 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news release:
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Today (May 22) is United Nations International Day for Biological Diversity, drawing attention to a critical resource for developing crops that are resilient or resistant to extreme weather and other threats to their health, according to Jesse Lasky, associate professor of biology at Penn State.
Lasky has studied plant evolution and adaptation for more than 15 years and published dozens of papers on the topic. Emerging research tools like artificial intelligence (AI) and genetic analysis are enabling scientists to unlock the secrets of biological diversity and protect plant populations in a rapidly changing world, Lasky ...