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Episode 265
The onion has tremendous value in culinary applications all over the world. Where did it come from? What are the major breeding efforts and the imp…
5 years, 6 months ago
What are Pumpkins?
Episode 264
On Halloween it is hard to remember that the pumpkins used for decoration are actually an important food for indigenous people of the Americas. Ther…
5 years, 6 months ago
The Ethics of Gene Editing
Episode 263
Gene editing moved quickly from the lab to application, so fast that the public is unsure how to think about it. We can cure disease, but are we pla…
5 years, 7 months ago
New Technology Same GMOs : My Commentary
Episode 262
This week two scientists pioneering gene editing won the Nobel Prize for Chemistry. Days later, a group of perennial naysayers gathered to denounce …
5 years, 7 months ago
Vaccines Against Digestive Cancers
Episode 261
Digestive cancers are among the most common and deadly cancers in the world, comprising metastases of the colon, esophagus, stomach and rectum. Th…
5 years, 7 months ago
Communicating Ag in an Attention Economy
Episode 260
Dr. Cami Ryan has examined the social factors that underlie decisions. Today these human tendencies are critical to understand, as everyone is bomba…
5 years, 7 months ago
Drug Targets for HIV
Episode 259
The human immunodeficiency virus remains prevalent in the population, yet it as silently moved out of the public’s consciousness, overshadowed by CO…
5 years, 7 months ago
Rapid Detection of Bloodborne Pathogens
Episode 258
Sepsis is an infection of the blood. It can be critical and life threatening, and can complicate other co-morbidities. One of the main problems is …
5 years, 8 months ago
Plants Engineered to Remove Indoor Air Toxins
Episode 257
Indoor air contains a variety of harmful compounds. We invite many of these compounds into our homes in electronics, and others occur spontaneously …
5 years, 8 months ago
Communicating COVID19; Careful with Cancellation
Episode 256
This week’s guest is the host! It was important to discuss communication tips during a pandemic, especially around popular myths and news stories in…
5 years, 8 months ago