Podcast Episodes

Food Labeling

Episode 136

Are food labels adding clarity or confusion?  Focus groups show that consumer sentiment toward food labels is changing.  Colleen Parr-Dekker is the D…

8 years, 3 months ago

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Engineering Plant Virus Resistance

Episode 135

Dr. Devang Mehta has been working in virus suppression in cassava, a key food staple in the Developing world.  In this week’s podcast he speaks about…

8 years, 3 months ago

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Biotech, Farming and the Developing World

Episode 134

Those that live in the affluent countries of the West have little clue of the challenges of farming in the Developing World.  In this special episode…

8 years, 3 months ago

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An Extension Agronomist’s View of GE Crops

Episode 133

The Extension arm of the Land Grant University system provides a link between university research and the farm.  Extension specialists are profession…

8 years, 3 months ago

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Indian Suicides and Farmer Debt

Episode 132

The problem of farmer suicides in India is very real, and has been for some time. Suicides are driven by indebtedness, and there are many reasons tha…

8 years, 3 months ago

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Engineering Functional Foods for Human Health

Episode 131

Dr. Monica Schmidt from the University of Arizona has an interest in using technology to make foods that are better for people.  Elimination of funga…

8 years, 4 months ago

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Transgenic Plants and Industrial Protein Production

Episode 130

Many important enzymes, industrial and therapeutic proteins are manufactured using transgenic plants.  Plants offer many benefits to protein producti…

8 years, 4 months ago

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Rice Domestication and Diversity

Episode 129

Rice is a world food staple with an incredible story.  Dr. Susan McCouch from Cornell University has been studying rice genetics for decades, and dir…

8 years, 4 months ago

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Insect Gene Drives (Part 2)

Episode 128

Dr. Jennifer Kuzma received her training in biochemistry, and then later found herself working in social sciences.  She is now the Co-Director of the…

8 years, 4 months ago

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Insect Gene Drives (Part 1)

Episode 127

Gene drives are a powerful technology that may be used to control pests.  The concepts key off of exploiting genetic vulnerabilities that are rapidly…

8 years, 5 months ago

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