Fig. 1From: The role of synthetic biology in climate change mitigationThe fast carbon cycle (numbers are approximate). In the steady state (no anthropogenic sources) 120 of the 800 GtC of atmospheric carbon is absorbed and released by terrestrial life during annual cycles of growth and decay. http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/CarbonCycle/adapted.fromU.S.DOE,Biological.and.Environmental.Research.Information.SystemBack to article page