Molecular biology for green recovery—A call for action

by Marta Rodríguez-Martínez, Jens Nielsen, Sam Dupont, Jessica Vamathevan, Beverley J. Glover, Lindsey C. Crosswell, Brendan Rouse, Ben F. Luisi, Chris Bowler, Susan M. Gasser, Detlev Arendt, Tobias J. Erb, Victor de Lorenzo, Edith Heard, Kiran Raosaheb Patil

Molecular biology holds a vast potential for tackling climate change and biodiversity loss. Yet, it is largely absent from the current strategies. We call for a community-wide action to bring molecular biology to the forefront of climate change solutions. Molecular biology has huge potential to help tackle climate change and biodiversity loss but is largely absent from current strategies. Community-wide action is needed to bring molecular biology to the forefront of climate change solutions.