How can we apply molecular biology in Climate change studies?

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liliakarina · Answer

I don't know exactly how, though it can apply for agriculture, agroindustry, the study of plants and the molecular processes that occur inside an animal of certain species that might change the way they function or develop within their enviroment.

blues · Answer

The short answer is, many different ways.

Molecular biology is a set of theories and techniques which looks at the what, how and why of life at the molecular level. Any theory in molecular biology (a theory can be seen as a conceptual technique) or lab technique which can be applied to 'what, how or why' experiments can be used to look at changes at the molecular level in response to changing environment and tease out their causes.

The field of biology which looks at ecological changes in response to climate is called phenology and subdisciplines of it certainly concern themselves with analysing these changes at the molecular level.

anonymous · Answer

Thanks blues. Are you a researcher in molecular biology?

kayne · Answer

Molecular biology is the study of organisms at the molecular level, dealing  specifically with the genes. Maybe a way to use molecular biology for Climate change studies is to compare the change in the genes of certain organisms to understand how they are coping with the environmental changes prevailing.

anonymous · Answer

I am developing a project in pesticide degradation by fungi. Once we find out the fungus gene that encodes the protein responsible for the degradation we intend to insert this gene in the plant. Hence, the plant itself will be able to degrade the pesticide while it grows up. I guess this fits in the molecular biology field, but I am not sure… 
However, you can transfer this tool into other fields. If there is specie that is able to survive in some environment which had suffered climate changes, you can study its genes and improve other species that are not able to do that…