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Episodes produced for the GLP list the source as Genetic Literacy Project.
The GLP features numerous podcasts from around the web, providing a wealth of biotechnology information. We also host three podcasts:
• Science Facts & Fallacies with Cameron English and Kevin Folta
• Genetics Unzipped – the Genetics Society podcast with Kat Arney
• Talking Biotech with Kevin Folta
Pic by Neil Palmer CIAT A coffee farm worker in Cauca southwestern Colombia

Podcast: How farmers grow the 2.7 billion pounds of coffee we drink every year

 |  Genetic Literacy Project
Whether you typically crave a drip coffee or something a bit more intricate, we can all agree that caffeine is ...
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Podcast: Jurassic Park paleontologist Jack Horner on resurrecting extinct species with genetic engineering

 |  Genetic Literacy Project
Although dinosaurs are probably never coming back, the scenes from Jurassic Park are an extrapolation of actual research being performed ...
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Podcast: How biotech, big data and robotics help farmers grow more food on less land

 |  Genetic Literacy Project
While technology is exploding in all areas of life, it has been slow to reach agriculture. Many old, unsustainable farming ...
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Podcast: ‘Endarkenment’—How glyphosate-cancer hysteria spreads despite ample evidence of weed killer’s safety

 |  Skeptoid Podcast
It's hardly possible to turn on the news, to talk to a farmer, or to visit a nursery without hearing ...
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Podcast: Glyphosate, cancer and clickbait, Part 2: Epidemiologist Geoffrey Kabat analyzes ‘flawed’ Roundup-cancer verdicts

 |  Genetic Literacy Project
Does Bayer's weed killer Roundup (glyphosate) cause cancer? Three California juries have said yes, while a global consensus of experts ...
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Podcast: ‘Straight out lies’ from anti-GMO groups hinder Africa’s food security, South African biologist says

 |  Genetic Literacy Project
Africa has the most to gain from embracing crop biotechnology, yet the continent's farmers are still largely denied access to ...
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Podcast: Getting back to nature—7 reasons you should start a home garden

 |  Genetic Literacy Project
Our collective desire to get “back to nature” is probably one of the better instincts from the Woodstock era that ...
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Podcast: Did a legendary train ride really lead to the rediscovery of Mendel’s laws?

 |  Genetic Literacy Project
A Victorian scientist's train ride to London leads to the rediscovery of Mendel's laws of inheritance, Nice story, but is ...
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Podcast: Is the ‘bliss gene’ real?

 |  Slate
In the interview, Maria Konnikova is back for another round of “Is That Bullshit?” Because Mike experiences less anxiety than ...

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