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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
thalidomide

Talking Biotech: Thalidomide once caused birth defects—now it treats cancer

 |  Genetic Literacy Project
The sleep medication thalidomide caused thousands of birth defects in the 1960s. But experts say it's also a powerful cancer ...
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Talking Biotech: There’s a worldwide vanilla shortage. Can science save our favorite food flavoring?

 |  Genetic Literacy Project
Vanilla is the world's favorite food flavoring—but there's not enough to go around. Thankfully, scientists are developing new ways to ...
critical thinking

Talking Biotech: Using psychology to disarm anti-GMO activists

 |  Genetic Literacy Project
Activists use fear to spread doubt about GMO safety. How can scientists counter this powerful debate tactic? ...
farmer x

Talking Biotech: 30-year study confirms environmental benefits of glyphosate use

 |  Genetic Literacy Project
Anti-GMO activists continue to warn about the dangers of glyphosate, but 30 years of data show the controversial herbicide is ...
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Talking Biotech: The Kevin Folta—Biofortified controversy: When transparency and confidentiality conflict

 |  Genetic Literacy Project
Transparency helps scientists earn public trust. But what happens when their research requires confidentiality? Kevin Folta and Paul Vincelli tackle ...
artemisia

Talking Biotech: Artemisinin—the malaria treatment that could help prevent 400,000 deaths a year

 |  Genetic Literacy Project
University of York's Dr. Ian Graham joins Kevin Folta to discuss how the plant-derived compound artemesia could help beat back ...
chicken

Talking Biotech: Chicken is the most widely grown animal in the world, but where did this popular bird come from?

 |  Talking Biotech
Chicken is essential to modern agriculture, but where did it come from? Oxford University's Dr. Greger Larson explores this popular ...
plantdisease

Talking Biotech: Winning the disease resistance ‘arms race’ against plant pathogens to ensure food security

 |  Genetic Literacy Project
The disease resistance arms race between plants and pathogens continues. But scientists have entered this war on the side of ...
foodfear

Talking Biotech: Probing the psychology of consumers who fear GMOs

 |  Genetic Literacy Project
Why do consumers fear technologies that have generated an abundant food supply? Economist Dr. David Just explains how emotion influences ...

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