Homework

Week 1 HW: Principles and Practices
<!DOCTYPE html> Assignment Instructions First, describe a biological engineering application or tool you want to develop and why. This could be inspired by an idea for your HTGAA class project and/or something for which you are already doing in your research, or something you are just curious about. Synthetic Biology to develop climate-resilent crops Climate change affects agricultural productivity and food security by altering temperature and precipitation patterns that are linked to crop pest and disease outbreaks. Also, increased temperatures can alter the growth and development of plants, causing a reduction in fruit yields. The change of one degree Celsius could decrease the yield of crops such as wheat, rice and corn between 3% and 7% [1]. Changes in precipitation patterns can cause droughts that affect crop yields. The impact of climate change on agriculture endangers the global food supply, particularly in vulnerable regions with limited response capacity [2].