Five questions on how biochemistry can combat climate change
Global warming is caused by human activity, such as the burning of fossil fuels, which produces high levels of greenhouse gasses. As a consequence, climate change impacts all organisms and the greater ecosystem through changing conditions from weather patterns to the temperature, pH and salt concent...
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| author | Kevin Chen Yaya Guo Kenneth How Arianny Acosta Diane Documet Cathleen Liang Deborah Arul Sasha Wood Katherine Moon Lilijana S. Oliver Emely Lopez Fajardo Miriam Kopyto Morgan Shine Karla M Neugebauer |
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| description | Global warming is caused by human activity, such as the burning of fossil fuels, which produces high levels of greenhouse gasses. As a consequence, climate change impacts all organisms and the greater ecosystem through changing conditions from weather patterns to the temperature, pH and salt concentrations found in waterways and soil. These environmental changes fundamentally alter many parameters of the living world, from the kinetics of chemical reactions and cellular signaling pathways to the accumulation of unforeseen chemicals in the environment, the appearance and dispersal of new diseases, and the availability of traditional foods. Some organisms adapt to extremes, while others cannot. This article asks five questions that prompt us to consider the foundational knowledge that biochemistry can bring to the table as we meet the challenge of climate change. We approach climate change from the molecular point of view, identifying how cells and organisms – from microbes to plants and animals – respond to changing environmental conditions. To embrace the concept of “one health” for all life on the planet, we argue that we must leverage biochemistry, cell biology, molecular biophysics and genetics to fully understand the impact of climate change on the living world and to bring positive change. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-62a79b4d856d47d2a769ff8466d5f61f2023-12-04T05:24:57ZengElsevierBBA Advances2667-16032023-01-014100111Five questions on how biochemistry can combat climate changeKevin Chen0Yaya Guo1Kenneth How2Arianny Acosta3Diane Documet4Cathleen Liang5Deborah Arul6Sasha Wood7Katherine Moon8Lilijana S. Oliver9Emely Lopez Fajardo10Miriam Kopyto11Morgan Shine12Karla M Neugebauer13Department of Molecular Biology and Biophysics, Yale University, New Haven CT 06511, United StatesDepartment of Molecular Biology and Biophysics, Yale University, New Haven CT 06511, United StatesDepartment of Molecular Biology and Biophysics, Yale University, New Haven CT 06511, United StatesDepartment of Molecular Biology and Biophysics, Yale University, New Haven CT 06511, United StatesDepartment of Molecular Biology and Biophysics, Yale University, New Haven CT 06511, United StatesDepartment of Molecular Biology and Biophysics, Yale University, New Haven CT 06511, United StatesDepartment of Molecular Biology and Biophysics, Yale University, New Haven CT 06511, United StatesDepartment of Molecular Biology and Biophysics, Yale University, New Haven CT 06511, United StatesDepartment of Molecular Biology and Biophysics, Yale University, New Haven CT 06511, United StatesDepartment of Molecular Biology and Biophysics, Yale University, New Haven CT 06511, United StatesDepartment of Molecular Biology and Biophysics, Yale University, New Haven CT 06511, United StatesDepartment of Molecular Biology and Biophysics, Yale University, New Haven CT 06511, United StatesDepartment of Molecular Biology and Biophysics, Yale University, New Haven CT 06511, United StatesCorresponding author.; Department of Molecular Biology and Biophysics, Yale University, New Haven CT 06511, United StatesGlobal warming is caused by human activity, such as the burning of fossil fuels, which produces high levels of greenhouse gasses. As a consequence, climate change impacts all organisms and the greater ecosystem through changing conditions from weather patterns to the temperature, pH and salt concentrations found in waterways and soil. These environmental changes fundamentally alter many parameters of the living world, from the kinetics of chemical reactions and cellular signaling pathways to the accumulation of unforeseen chemicals in the environment, the appearance and dispersal of new diseases, and the availability of traditional foods. Some organisms adapt to extremes, while others cannot. This article asks five questions that prompt us to consider the foundational knowledge that biochemistry can bring to the table as we meet the challenge of climate change. We approach climate change from the molecular point of view, identifying how cells and organisms – from microbes to plants and animals – respond to changing environmental conditions. To embrace the concept of “one health” for all life on the planet, we argue that we must leverage biochemistry, cell biology, molecular biophysics and genetics to fully understand the impact of climate change on the living world and to bring positive change.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667160323000406Climate changeOne healthExtremophilesPlant-based foodsLeghemoglobinProtein engineering |
| spellingShingle | Kevin Chen Yaya Guo Kenneth How Arianny Acosta Diane Documet Cathleen Liang Deborah Arul Sasha Wood Katherine Moon Lilijana S. Oliver Emely Lopez Fajardo Miriam Kopyto Morgan Shine Karla M Neugebauer Five questions on how biochemistry can combat climate change BBA Advances Climate change One health Extremophiles Plant-based foods Leghemoglobin Protein engineering |
| title | Five questions on how biochemistry can combat climate change |
| title_full | Five questions on how biochemistry can combat climate change |
| title_fullStr | Five questions on how biochemistry can combat climate change |
| title_full_unstemmed | Five questions on how biochemistry can combat climate change |
| title_short | Five questions on how biochemistry can combat climate change |
| title_sort | five questions on how biochemistry can combat climate change |
| topic | Climate change One health Extremophiles Plant-based foods Leghemoglobin Protein engineering |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667160323000406 |
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