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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
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GLP podcast: Lab-grown meat bad for the planet? California’s backwards pesticide rules; Presidential debates should focus on farm policy

&nbsp|&nbsp Genetic Literacy Project
Recent research shows that lab-grown meat may not live up to its environmental hype, requiring far more energy than its ...
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Podcast: How synthetic biology can tweak DNA in viruses, plants or even animals to improve the environment, health, agriculture and industrial processes

&nbsp|&nbsp Dirt To Dinner
Welcome back to Dirt to Dinner: Digging In, where we dig into what’s going on in the food and ag world ...
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GLP podcast/video: Nutrition myths, debunked; Could ChatGPT spread vaccine misinfo? Treating mental illness with CRISPR might be a bad idea

&nbsp|&nbsp Genetic Literacy Project
The public accepts a lot of myths about nutrition. Let's examine 10 of the most common, but scientifically dubious ideas ...
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Talking Biotech Podcast: Kevin Folta talks with a crime lab expert on how DNA can solve cold cases

DNA has been an invaluable tool to make certain matches between a suspect and a crime. Since its early use ...
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GLP podcast and video: Hawaii’s wildfires explained; Why more young people are getting cancer; Aspartame hysteria could boost sugar intake

&nbsp|&nbsp Genetic Literacy Project
Invasive grasses are the key to unraveling the cause of Hawaii's devastating wildfires, according to a local expert examining the ...
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Podcast: Talking Biotech with Kevin Folta — How to respond when anti-biotechnology activists call scientists shills

&nbsp|&nbsp Talking Biotech
If you've ever publicly communicated enthusiasm for a new product or technology, you inevitably have been accused to being a ...
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GLP podcast and video: Curing deadly diseases with mRNA; COVID killed more Republicans than Democrats? WaPo promotes ‘acupuncture pseudoscience’

&nbsp|&nbsp Genetic Literacy Project
The same technology behind the mRNA COVID shots could also yield groundbreaking treatments for wide-ranging diseases. A new study posits ...
Podcast: DNA cancer screening tests are cheap — so why are so few people taking them?

Podcast: DNA cancer screening tests are cheap — so why are so few people taking them?

&nbsp|&nbsp NPR
Cancer is the second-leading cause of death in the U.S. Tests for genetic risk factors are inexpensive, and yet many ...
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GLP Podcast/Video: Cell phones and cancer; Do you need a COVID booster? The case for/against eating bugs

&nbsp|&nbsp Genetic Literacy Project
There's no evidence that cell phone use causes brain cancer, so why do so many people, some scientists included, believe ...

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