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Climate in Transition: Plants in Transition

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Weigel,  D       
Department Molecular Biology, Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, Max Planck Society;

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Weigel, D. (2019). Climate in Transition: Plants in Transition. Talk presented at Genetics 2019: Old Questions and New Frontiers: 6th COS Symposium. Heidelberg, Germany. 2019-06-06 - 2019-06-07.


Cite as: https://hdl.handle.net/21.11116/0000-000C-0F29-7
Abstract
We are living through a dramatic change in the world‘s climate. But
what does that mean for wild plants and animals? Do they stand
any chance at all of adapting to changing environmental conditions
in so short a time?
In his lecture, Detlef Weigel will first explain the basics of evolutionary
research, including why evolution is always about compromise in
order to balance contradictory demands. He will then move on to his
own work and discuss predicting if and how plants might survive in
the climate of the future. Finally, Mr Weigel will briefly discuss how
new methods of genome editing may make it possible to modify crops
to withstand the rapid change in our climate.
One important conclusion is that species should not be viewed as
a rigid entity, but that their genetic diversity – and the limits of their
intra-species diversity – must be taken into account.