Professor Katherine Willis discusses how polyploidy will help us take on great global challenges including food security, climate change and the development of climate-smart, resilient ecosystems. 2015 Michael Faraday Prize lecture, by Professor Katherine Willis, Director of Science at the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. The President of the Royal Society, Sir Venkatraman (Venki) Ramakrishnan, introduced the event. Filmed 6:30 pm — 7:30 pm on Wednesday 11 February 2016 at The Royal Society, London. royalsociety.org/events/2016/02/from-genes-to-beans/