Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchGene Editing Virus Resistant Pigs
Episode 37
The African Swine Fever Virus is a devastating pathogen that leads to fatal disease in domesticated swine. Scientists at the Roslin Institute led by…
10 years ago
Citrus Domestication, Breeding & Challenges
Episode 36
“Citrus” is a term applied to a variety of popular and nutritious fruits, including oranges, grapefruit, lemons and limes. Citrus breeders are taske…
10 years ago
Exploring the Unnaturally Delicious
Episode 35
This week the Talking Biotech Podcast shares an intriguing discussion with Dr. Jayson Lusk. Dr. Lusk is an agricultural and food economist at Oklaho…
10 years ago
Strawberry History and Improvement; Favorite Sites
Episode 34
Strawberry is a popular fruit with tremendous commercial value, and while everyone loves a good strawberry, are they actually getting better? This we…
10 years ago
A Weed Solves a Crisis
Episode 33
Could the lowly dandelion solve a crisis? If Key Gene CEO Dr. Arjen van Tunen and associates are correct, this yard pest may be the basis of sustain…
10 years, 1 month ago
In Search of Celiac-Safe Wheat
Episode 32
Dietary reactions to wheat are on the rise, and science is grasping for answers. One approach to work around the genetic basis of the reaction, and …
10 years, 1 month ago
Coffee Origins, Breeding and Challenges
Episode 31
When we think of the plants that are important to us, we might think right past the magical shrub that gives us coffee berries. Coffee underpins maj…
10 years, 1 month ago
Glyphosate in Breast Milk and Wine?
Episode 30
Recent unpublished reports are popping up on the internet that suggest that the herbicide glyphosate is showing up at dangerous levels in a variety o…
10 years, 1 month ago
Banana Disease and GE Solutions
Episode 29
Dr. Leena Tripathi is a leader in banana biotechnology, working at IITA in Nairobi, Kenya. She has been publishing prolifically on a number of solut…
10 years, 1 month ago
All About Bt!
Episode 28
If you tell a stranger that something called “delta endotoxin” is as close as it gets to a miracle, they’d likely respond in one of two ways. They’d…
10 years, 2 months ago