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Gene Writers™

: a genome engineering technology based on mobile genetic elements that consists of a protein and an RNA or DNA template to effect a therapeutic change

chill hours

: the accumulated hours of cool winter temperatures that certain fruit and nut trees need during dormancy to prepare for flowering and fruiting in the spring and summer

preemptive health and medicine

: protecting, maintaining, or improving people's health before they get sick by providing interventions targeted to pre-disease states for those that are seemingly healthy but at risk

human microbiome

: the trillions of microorganisms, including bacteria, viruses, archaea, protozoa, and fungi, that are found within and on the human body

soil health

: the capacity of soil to function as a living ecosystem that sustains plants, animals, and people

Scientific Superintelligence

: a level of intelligence that surpasses the existing intellect of both humans and nature and leverages the full spectrum of human scientific knowledge and the adaptive intelligence derived from nature's evolutionary processes

generative biology

: the use of vast computational power to create biological designs with desired properties by inferring the principals of biology from large datasets

biotic and abiotic stresses

: environmental factors that negatively impact plant health

carbon insetting

: nature-based sustainability initiatives upstream or downstream of a company’s operations that reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase carbon storage, enhancing the carbon emissions reduction capacity of a supply chain

somatic genomics

: the study of genetic variation found within each cell of a multicellular organism

transfer RNA (tRNA)

: an RNA molecule that decodes mRNA and transfers the appropriate amino acid to the growing polypeptide chain

nature-positive agriculture

: growing practices that protect, maintain, and enhance ecosystems