I think the challenges we face are population growth, water shortage, and energy crises. GMOs could be part of that solution. And Dr. Ellis, being a plant scientist, could probably comment on this. There is a tremendous amount of work being done on salt-tolerant plants, drought-tolerant plants, as we face some of these climate issues. As I said, it's part of the solution to the problem.
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