EPISODE · May 2, 2024 · 29 MIN
Does CRISPR make our food unnatural? (with Lauren Crossland-Marr)
from Feed: a food systems podcast · host TABLEdebates.org
If more and more gene-edited foods become common on our plates, is that a sign of a promising or worrying food future? With Dr. Lauren Crossland-Marr, food anthropologist and host of the podcast A CRISPR Bite, we unpack whether it’s fair to call CRISPR a natural way of "speeding up the breeding" process, whether technological innovations such as gene editing are addressing root causes of food systems challenges, and if there’s space for middle ground on such a polarizing issue.For more info and resources, visit: https://tabledebates.org/podcast/episode61GuestsLauren Crossland-Marr, Assistant Professor at the University of La VerneResourcesFirst Fruit by Belinda MartineauChanna Prakash on GMs, Golden Rice and the Green RevolutionEpisode edited and produced by Matthew Kessler. Music by Blue dot sessions.
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If more and more gene-edited foods become common on our plates, is that a sign of a promising or worrying food future? With Dr. Lauren Crossland-Marr, food anthropologist and host of the podcast A CRISPR Bite, we unpack whether it’s fair to call CRISPR a natural way of "speeding up the breeding" process, whether technological innovations such as gene editing are addressing root causes of food systems challenges, and if there’s space for middle ground on such a polarizing issue. For mor...
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