Assisted evolution (sometimes referred to as human-assisted evolution)[1] is the practice of using human intervention to accelerate the rate of natural evolutionary processes.[2] The goal of assisted evolution is to help species adapt to a changing environment more quickly than they would via natural selection.[3] Assisted evolution can be used to increase food production and crop yield, as well as ensure targeted species to more quickly become resistant to existential threats. Assisted evolution has been practiced for thousands of years, often for commercial and business purposes. Assisted evolution has come into the public eye in recent years for noncommercial purposes such as species conservation. Assisted evolution for noncommercial purposes is most notably practiced in the attempt to save coral reefs from rising global ocean temperatures and other climate change related environmental conditions.