Microbiology is one of the technologies that’s under the radar now, but will become tremendously important in the coming years. In particular, the science of interaction between humans and their microbiome, and, as here, plants and their microbiome is looking very promising.

http://bigthink.com/natalie-shoemaker/indigo-is-researching-microbes-so-we-can-feed-the-next-billion-people