Talking Biotech
Podcast: Talking Biotech with Kevin Folta — How to respond when anti-biotechnology activists call scientists shills
If you've ever publicly communicated enthusiasm for a new product or technology, you inevitably have been accused to being a ...
Podcast: RFK Jr’s appearance on Joe Rogan podcast spreads dangerous misinformation about glyphosate, vaccines, cellphones and more
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is recognized for his bad science around critical issues like vaccination and agricultural chemistry. Recently he ...
Podcast: Gene-edited avocados in development could stop quick browning and reduce food waste
The global consumption and trade of avocados have seen remarkable growth, but commercial challenges exist. A natural enzymatic process in ...
Podcast: A scientist alerted a journal that an article was based on cherry-picked data. Its ‘response’ illustrates the challenges in counteracting disinformation
Scientists are encouraged to step into the public conversation around controversial work, especially when that work seems to deliberately misinform, ...
Podcast: Behind the fungus-resistant chestnut that could save American forests
The American chestnut was a dominant tree in many of the forests of the eastern United States. In the early ...
Podcast: Genetically-engineered houseplants can scrub household toxins from the air
Indoor air contains a variety of harmful compounds. We invite many of these compounds into our homes in electronics, and ...
Podcast: The story behind the vitamin-boosting purple tomato and its benefits to animal and human health
Anthocyanins are a class of plant pigments associated with healthful qualities in food. While research continues to assess their true ...
Podcast: Gene editing and public acceptance — Agricultural economist Brandon McFadden on regulatory differences in agriculture and medicine for using CRISPR
Gene editing with CRISPR/Cas, TALEN or other tools allows scientists to make directed and precise changes in DNA. The technologies ...
Talking Biotech: Percy vs. Goliath—Hollywood aside, what really went down with Canadian farmer Percy Schmeiser’s court battle with Monsanto?
The story of Percy Schmeiser is a well known tale of big biotech against the little farmer from rural Saskatchewan ...
Podcast: Prof Kevin Folta profiles Jeffrey Smith, a leading purveyor of crop biotechnology disinformation often cited by anti-biotech advocacy groups
We must be dedicated to fighting back against false information in food and medicine. Jeffery Smith is a personality with ...
Podcast: Deploying genetic engineering to save the staple cassava vegetable in Kenya
Cassava is a staple for one in ten people on earth, grown mostly by small farmers tending a few acres ...
Podcast: Pig and cow organs for human transplant? From valves to tendons, xenotransplanted animal parts are common, but so is rejection due to alpha gal meat allergies. Gene-altered pigs could change that
[A recent] episode covered Alpha Gal Syndrome, the tick-induced allergy to beef and pork. The same immunological response could also ...
Podcast: Vaccines take years to develop? This one took 43 days
Most experts agree that the COVID19 pandemic will not end until a vaccine is available. But traditionally, vaccines take a decade ...
Talking Biotech: Chicken is the most widely grown animal in the world, but where did this popular bird come from?
Chicken is essential to modern agriculture, but where did it come from? Oxford University's Dr. Greger Larson explores this popular ...
Talking Biotech: Using spinach gene, GE citrus fights disease devastating Florida oranges
Orange producer Ricke Kress on how genetic engineering can defeat devastating citrus greening disease ...