Talking Biotech – Genes and Science https://geneticliteracyproject.org Science Not Ideology Mon, 24 Aug 2020 17:05:31 -0400 en-US hourly 1 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/cropped-favicon-cropped-spectrum-initials-blue-box-borders-512x512-1-32x32.png Talking Biotech – Genes and Science https://geneticliteracyproject.org 32 32 149325001 Talking Biotech: Where did GMOs come from? Former Monsanto scientist Robb Fraley recounts the advent of biotech crops https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/06/17/podcast-where-did-gmos-come-from-former-monsanto-scientist-recounts-the-advent-of-biotech-crops/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/06/17/podcast-where-did-gmos-come-from-former-monsanto-scientist-recounts-the-advent-of-biotech-crops/#disqus_thread Wed, 17 Jun 2020 11:10:54 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2153957 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/06/17/podcast-where-did-gmos-come-from-former-monsanto-scientist-recounts-the-advent-of-biotech-crops/feed/ 0 2153957 Podcast: How domestication turned cattle into a key source of increasingly sustainable food https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/04/22/podcast-how-domestication-turned-cattle-into-a-critically-important-and-sustainable-food-source/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/04/22/podcast-how-domestication-turned-cattle-into-a-critically-important-and-sustainable-food-source/#disqus_thread Wed, 22 Apr 2020 11:10:52 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2147386 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/04/22/podcast-how-domestication-turned-cattle-into-a-critically-important-and-sustainable-food-source/feed/ 0 2147386 Podcast: The misused meta-analysis—How statistical trickery yields impressive but bogus study results https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/04/08/podcast-the-misused-meta-analysis-how-statistical-trickery-yields-impressive-but-bogus-study-results/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/04/08/podcast-the-misused-meta-analysis-how-statistical-trickery-yields-impressive-but-bogus-study-results/#disqus_thread Wed, 08 Apr 2020 11:10:29 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2145604 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/04/08/podcast-the-misused-meta-analysis-how-statistical-trickery-yields-impressive-but-bogus-study-results/feed/ 0 2145604 Podcast: Coronavirus—what it is, how it spreads and the surprising ways it might be treated https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/03/12/podcast-coronavirus-what-it-is-how-it-spreads-and-the-surprising-ways-it-might-be-treated/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/03/12/podcast-coronavirus-what-it-is-how-it-spreads-and-the-surprising-ways-it-might-be-treated/#disqus_thread Thu, 12 Mar 2020 19:24:48 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2142881 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/03/12/podcast-coronavirus-what-it-is-how-it-spreads-and-the-surprising-ways-it-might-be-treated/feed/ 0 2142881 Podcast: How oil from GMO plants could help prevent heart disease, preserve our oceans and cut fossil fuel use https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/03/06/podcast-how-oil-from-gmo-plants-could-prevent-heart-disease-preserve-our-oceans-and-cut-fossil-fuel-use/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/03/06/podcast-how-oil-from-gmo-plants-could-prevent-heart-disease-preserve-our-oceans-and-cut-fossil-fuel-use/#disqus_thread Fri, 06 Mar 2020 17:28:46 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2142353 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/03/06/podcast-how-oil-from-gmo-plants-could-prevent-heart-disease-preserve-our-oceans-and-cut-fossil-fuel-use/feed/ 0 2142353 Podcast: How ‘anti-CRISPR’ viral proteins can fine-tune gene editing in medicine and agriculture https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/02/27/podcast-how-anti-crispr-viral-proteins-can-fine-tune-gene-editing-in-medicine-and-agriculture/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/02/27/podcast-how-anti-crispr-viral-proteins-can-fine-tune-gene-editing-in-medicine-and-agriculture/#disqus_thread Thu, 27 Feb 2020 12:10:00 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2140757 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/02/27/podcast-how-anti-crispr-viral-proteins-can-fine-tune-gene-editing-in-medicine-and-agriculture/feed/ 0 2140757 Podcast: Tackling ethical questions about CRISPR with GLP’s groundbreaking Global Gene Editing Regulation Tracker and Index https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/02/20/podcast-tackling-ethical-questions-about-crispr-with-glps-groundbreaking-global-gene-editing-regulation-tracker-and-index/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/02/20/podcast-tackling-ethical-questions-about-crispr-with-glps-groundbreaking-global-gene-editing-regulation-tracker-and-index/#disqus_thread Thu, 20 Feb 2020 12:10:54 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2139587 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/02/20/podcast-tackling-ethical-questions-about-crispr-with-glps-groundbreaking-global-gene-editing-regulation-tracker-and-index/feed/ 0 2139587 Podcast: How ‘fake news’ about avian flu almost sent virologist Ilaria Capua to prison for life https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/02/12/podcast-how-fake-news-about-avian-flu-almost-sent-virologist-ilaria-capua-to-prison-for-life/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/02/12/podcast-how-fake-news-about-avian-flu-almost-sent-virologist-ilaria-capua-to-prison-for-life/#disqus_thread Wed, 12 Feb 2020 12:10:37 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2138931 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/02/12/podcast-how-fake-news-about-avian-flu-almost-sent-virologist-ilaria-capua-to-prison-for-life/feed/ 1 2138931 Podcast: Agricultural economist Stuart Smyth explains the risks and benefits of GMOs and the future of crop biotechnology https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/01/08/podcast-agricultural-economist-stuart-smyth-explains-the-risks-and-benefits-of-gmos-and-the-future-of-crop-biotechnology/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/01/08/podcast-agricultural-economist-stuart-smyth-explains-the-risks-and-benefits-of-gmos-and-the-future-of-crop-biotechnology/#disqus_thread Wed, 08 Jan 2020 12:10:33 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2135004 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/01/08/podcast-agricultural-economist-stuart-smyth-explains-the-risks-and-benefits-of-gmos-and-the-future-of-crop-biotechnology/feed/ 0 2135004 Podcast: How precision, customized medicine is reshaping health care https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2019/12/18/podcast-how-precision-customized-medicine-is-reshaping-health-care/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2019/12/18/podcast-how-precision-customized-medicine-is-reshaping-health-care/#disqus_thread Wed, 18 Dec 2019 12:10:57 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2134383 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2019/12/18/podcast-how-precision-customized-medicine-is-reshaping-health-care/feed/ 0 2134383 Podcast: How nitrogen-fixing bacteria can cut fertilizer use 30-50% https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2019/12/11/podcast-how-nitrogen-fixing-bacteria-can-cut-fertilizer-use-30-50/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2019/12/11/podcast-how-nitrogen-fixing-bacteria-can-cut-fertilizer-use-30-50/#disqus_thread Wed, 11 Dec 2019 12:10:47 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2133644 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2019/12/11/podcast-how-nitrogen-fixing-bacteria-can-cut-fertilizer-use-30-50/feed/ 0 2133644 Podcast: How activists and politicians derailed South Australia’s attempt to embrace GMO crops https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2019/12/04/podcast-how-activists-and-politicians-derailed-south-australias-attempt-to-embrace-gmo-crops/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2019/12/04/podcast-how-activists-and-politicians-derailed-south-australias-attempt-to-embrace-gmo-crops/#disqus_thread Wed, 04 Dec 2019 12:10:58 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2132963 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2019/12/04/podcast-how-activists-and-politicians-derailed-south-australias-attempt-to-embrace-gmo-crops/feed/ 0 2132963 Podcast: How artificial intelligence, machine learning can help us realize the value of all that genetic data we’re collecting https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2019/11/27/podcast-how-artificial-intelligence-machine-learning-can-help-us-realize-the-value-all-that-genetic-data-were-collecting/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2019/11/27/podcast-how-artificial-intelligence-machine-learning-can-help-us-realize-the-value-all-that-genetic-data-were-collecting/#disqus_thread Wed, 27 Nov 2019 12:08:03 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2132589 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2019/11/27/podcast-how-artificial-intelligence-machine-learning-can-help-us-realize-the-value-all-that-genetic-data-were-collecting/feed/ 0 2132589 Podcast: How food bullying spreads unjustified fears about GMOs, animal welfare and food safety https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2019/11/13/podcast-how-food-bullying-spreads-unjustified-fears-about-gmos-animal-welfare-and-food-safety/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2019/11/13/podcast-how-food-bullying-spreads-unjustified-fears-about-gmos-animal-welfare-and-food-safety/#disqus_thread Wed, 13 Nov 2019 12:10:58 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2130648 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2019/11/13/podcast-how-food-bullying-spreads-unjustified-fears-about-gmos-animal-welfare-and-food-safety/feed/ 0 2130648 Podcast: Genetically engineered CAR-T cell therapies destroy cancer cells. Here’s how they work https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2019/11/06/podcast-genetically-engineered-car-t-cell-therapies-destroy-cancer-cells-heres-how-they-work/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2019/11/06/podcast-genetically-engineered-car-t-cell-therapies-destroy-cancer-cells-heres-how-they-work/#disqus_thread Wed, 06 Nov 2019 12:10:24 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2129909 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2019/11/06/podcast-genetically-engineered-car-t-cell-therapies-destroy-cancer-cells-heres-how-they-work/feed/ 0 2129909 Podcast: Should you eat ‘fake meat’? Geneticist Chana Davis breaks down the GMO Impossible Burger controversy https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2019/10/29/podcast-should-you-eat-fake-meat-geneticist-chana-davis-breaks-down-the-gmo-impossible-burger-controversy/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2019/10/29/podcast-should-you-eat-fake-meat-geneticist-chana-davis-breaks-down-the-gmo-impossible-burger-controversy/#disqus_thread Tue, 29 Oct 2019 11:10:41 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2128731 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2019/10/29/podcast-should-you-eat-fake-meat-geneticist-chana-davis-breaks-down-the-gmo-impossible-burger-controversy/feed/ 0 2128731 Podcast: Edible cotton—how genetic engineering turns toxic seeds into nutritious food https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2019/10/23/podcast-edible-cotton-how-genetic-engineering-turns-toxic-seeds-into-nutritious-food/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2019/10/23/podcast-edible-cotton-how-genetic-engineering-turns-toxic-seeds-into-nutritious-food/#disqus_thread Wed, 23 Oct 2019 11:10:29 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2127426 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2019/10/23/podcast-edible-cotton-how-genetic-engineering-turns-toxic-seeds-into-nutritious-food/feed/ 0 2127426 Podcast: Farm Aid concert meant to support US agriculture spreads GMO, ‘factory farming’ myths https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2019/10/17/podcast-farm-aid-concert-meant-to-support-us-agriculture-spreads-gmo-factory-farming-myths/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2019/10/17/podcast-farm-aid-concert-meant-to-support-us-agriculture-spreads-gmo-factory-farming-myths/#disqus_thread Thu, 17 Oct 2019 11:10:58 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2126555 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2019/10/17/podcast-farm-aid-concert-meant-to-support-us-agriculture-spreads-gmo-factory-farming-myths/feed/ 0 2126555 Podcast: Synthetic fertilizer pollution threatens our ecosystems. Are nitrogen-fixing microbes the answer? https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2019/10/09/podcast-synthetic-fertilizer-pollution-threatens-our-ecosystems-are-nitrogen-fixing-microbes-the-answer/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2019/10/09/podcast-synthetic-fertilizer-pollution-threatens-our-ecosystems-are-nitrogen-fixing-microbes-the-answer/#disqus_thread Wed, 09 Oct 2019 11:10:12 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2125642 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2019/10/09/podcast-synthetic-fertilizer-pollution-threatens-our-ecosystems-are-nitrogen-fixing-microbes-the-answer/feed/ 0 2125642