Benedetto Marelli

Engineering seeds to resist drought

July 9, 2021 | Research | CEE Chief Editor

A new seed-coating process could facilitate agriculture on marginal arid lands by enabling the seeds to retain any available water. As the world continues to warm, many arid regions that already have marginal conditions for agriculture […]

Looking beyond luxury: MIT researchers eye silk as a powerful tool in the fight against climate change and global food sustainability

December 2, 2020 | Research | CEE Chief Editor

According to the United Nations, the world has seen a rapid, seven-fold increase to the global population, leading to an important question in our quest to address human impact on climate change: how can we continue […]