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Collaborating on agricultural climate solutions, from plants to animals

November 21, 2024

When Doris Wagner looks at her fellow faculty members in the Department of Biology, she sees a strong group of faculty working on plant biology, complementing her own work coming up with an epigenome approach to increasing drought resistance in crops. They’re specifically interested in how plants can address challenges stemming from climate change, such as food security, fresh food and other challenges specific to urban settings, and biodiversity. These seven researchers are all part of the Penn Plant Adaptability and Resilience Center (PlantARC), a center within the School of Arts & Sciences (SAS) that launched in September. Read more at Penn Today.

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Penn Today
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Climate