The Climate Challenge
Growing crops is thirsty work. As our climate changes, we'll urgently need plants that can grow well even when water is scarce.
One plant that copes in dry conditions is moss — but it's not much of a tasty morsel. Researchers are exploring how to move a gene from moss into maize to make it thrive in a hotter, drier climate.
The search for successful GM plants can take years — but investment now could yield a new generation of hardy crops.
Rob says: 'We can use GM to adapt our key food crops to survive climate change.'