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Tuesday, March 3, 2009 at 11:37AM Futures in Biotech 39: Food: Genetically Modified!
Dr. Lisa Weasel discusses the controversies that surround GM foods
Host: Dr. Marc Pelletier
Guest:Dr. Lisa Weasel; Associate Professor of Biology at Portland State University in Oregon, and a member of Governor Ted Kulongoski’s task force on developing public policy for bio-pharmaceutical crops in Oregon.
Life is now a substrate for engineering. So if we can design crops that reduce pesticides, grow more effectively in poor soil, bring nutrients such as vitamins A to populations with high incidences of blindness, or even just taste better, why are we hesitating?
GM foods represent one of the first great tiers of biotechnology: where genetic engineering is used to benefit society, and thus a good place to start the discussion!
Listen
Food Fray: Inside the Controversy over Genetically Modified Foods
Audible.com/biotech:Free Book
Audible Pick:On the Origin Species, by Charles Darwin, Narrated by Richard Dawkins.
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Transcripts to the shows are now available on the Futures in Biotech blog thanks tom.price@podsinprint.com, PodsinPrint
Also thanks to Phil Pelletier and Will Hall for the great themes.
Thanks to Cachefly for providing the bandwidth for this netcast.
Host: Dr. Marc Pelletier
Guest:Dr. Lisa Weasel; Associate Professor of Biology at Portland State University in Oregon, and a member of Governor Ted Kulongoski’s task force on developing public policy for bio-pharmaceutical crops in Oregon.
Life is now a substrate for engineering. So if we can design crops that reduce pesticides, grow more effectively in poor soil, bring nutrients such as vitamins A to populations with high incidences of blindness, or even just taste better, why are we hesitating?
GM foods represent one of the first great tiers of biotechnology: where genetic engineering is used to benefit society, and thus a good place to start the discussion!
Listen
Food Fray: Inside the Controversy over Genetically Modified Foods
Audible.com/biotech:Free Book
Audible Pick:On the Origin Species, by Charles Darwin, Narrated by Richard Dawkins.
GoToMyPC Free Trial
Transcripts to the shows are now available on the Futures in Biotech blog thanks tom.price@podsinprint.com, PodsinPrint
Also thanks to Phil Pelletier and Will Hall for the great themes.
Thanks to Cachefly for providing the bandwidth for this netcast.
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