Non-communicable diseases (NCDs), such as hypertension and type-2 diabetes, are the leading causes of death globally, contributing to two-thirds of global mortality [ 1].
The consequences of this shortage have been felt globally, contributing to the recent doubling in rice prices, global shortages and food riots.
Cows and other farm animals globally contribute up to 100 million tons a year of methane.
Wheat occupies a principal place in the diet of humans globally, contributing more to our daily calorie and protein intake than any other crop.
According to official numbers, Apple reported $75.9b in revenue during the last quarter of 2015 (note that the fiscal quarter is different from the calendar quarter), and China, the second-largest market globally, contributed $18.4b (in the same quarter a year prior, the total revenue was $74.6b, and the Chinese market contributed $16.1b).
Between 2004 and 2012, a total of 560 centres globally contributed isolates to the T.E.S.T. study in at least a single study year (Table 1).
While there is no evidence on the contribution of trained TBAs to reducing maternal and neonatal mortality rates, services offered by Village Health Workers have globally contributed to the decline of maternal and child mortality rates [ 24].
How repeat elements can globally contribute toward organismal phenotypes, from tissue-specific gene expression (Kunarso et al., 2010) to coat color (Blewitt et al., 2006) to lactation (Lynch et al., 2011), has only begun to be explored.
Production of these four commodities in four countries alone causes 50% of all deforestation globally and contributes to the destruction of some of the world's most biodiverse regions, home to threatened species like tigers, orangutans and elephants.
Globally, it contributes to approximately 3.3 million deaths per annum, resulting in 5.1% of the global burden of disease being attributable to alcohol [ 1].
