GMO And Global Warming

Stomata is the name of the small openings on plant leaves. It is the job of the stomata to open and close in response to humidity, CO2-O2 level, and light exposure. In other words, stomata is the mouth of a leave allowing the plant to breath.

Recently, it has been shown that the increase in ozone pollution actually reduces plants' ability to soak up carbon from the atmosphere upon closing the plant stomata. The more ozon is released due to the atmospheric pollution the less CO2 is reabsorbed by plants. This is a terrible finding, considering we've put so much C02 in the atmosphere, and also because it basically says that with so much atmospheric ozone plants couldn't be the carbon sinks we need them to be.

The regulatory gene was discovered by the University of Helsinki in Finland. Upon constructing GMOs of this regulatory gene it is possible to genetically alter plant species so that the stomata can open or close the way we want them.

We can design plant species that constantly absorb CO2 or else species that loose very low water and better survive in drought.

I am sure that if the industry sees a short term opportunity of profit in these applications nothing can stop these GMO plant species appearing on the world stage.

But what would happen if a fast CO2 absorbing, fast growing three species vastly populates the world. No body knows that.

Tiny genes, global roles.

Adopted from:
http://www.gmofoodforthought.c...