Coloured quinces, human DNA manipulation and ancient antibiotic resistance

from Lost in Science · host Hosts: Chris Lassig, Beth Askham, Stu Burns

On this week's show, Chris discovers why red is a common colour in autumn among the plants. Beth discovers that antibiotic resistance in bacteria has probably been lurking for a very long time. And Stu reports on recent developments in human gene manipulation in living embryonic cells.

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