The Paul Allen Foundation announced the winner of their ocean acidification mitigation contest today http://www.pgafamilyfoundation.org/oceanchallenge/ The winning entry in a nutshell: "The rate at which coral reefs world-wide are declining has raised concern about the natural capacity of corals to adapt at a pace fast enough to keep up with human induced climate change. Similar to the genetic selection of animals and plants, coral reef organisms could be genetically selected to boost their resilience to environmental stress, but this has not yet been attempted. Our research focuses on understanding how can we harness naturally occurring mechanisms of adaptation and acclimatisation to extend the functional range and resilience of corals to the more acidic and warmer conditions predicted for the oceans of the future."
Looking forward to ETC's view on this GMO approach to saving the ocean. Greg -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "geoengineering" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/geoengineering. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
