EPISODE · Dec 23, 2025 · 19 MIN
Making Rice Resistant to Floods with Dr. Pamela C. Ronald on National Champion Radio
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Dr. Pamela C. Ronald joins us for a powerful conversation on science, food security, and the future of humanity. A Wolf Prize winner, Dr. Ronald is one of the world’s leading plant geneticists, whose work has transformed how we think about agriculture, climate resilience, and global hunger.As a professor at the University of California, Davis, Dr. Ronald pioneered breakthroughs in understanding how plants resist disease and survive environmental stress—most notably through her work on rice. Her research helped identify genes that allow rice to withstand flooding and resist disease, leading to the development of climate-resilient rice varieties now used by millions of farmers around the world. These innovations have directly improved food security for some of the planet’s most vulnerable populations.In this episode, Dr. Ronald reflects on the role of biotechnology in a warming world, the responsibility of scientists to engage the public, and why feeding humanity sustainably—starting with staple crops like rice—is one of the defining challenges of our time.WATCH / LISTEN• • Making Rice Resistant to Floods | Dr. Pame... CONNECT WITH NATIONAL CHAMPIONSTWITTER / X: https://x.com/Nat_ChampionsINSTAGRAM: / nat_champions PATREON: / nationalchampionradio
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Dr. Pamela C. Ronald joins us for a powerful conversation on science, food security, and the future of humanity. A Wolf Prize winner, Dr. Ronald is one of the world’s leading plant geneticists, whose work has transformed how we think about agriculture, climate resilience, and global hunger.As a professor at the University of California, Davis, Dr. Ronald pioneered breakthroughs in understanding how plants resist disease and survive environmental stress—most notably through her work on rice. Her research helped identify genes that allow rice to withstand flooding and resist disease, leading to the development of climate-resilient rice varieties now used by millions of farmers around the world. These innovations have directly improved food security for some of the planet’s most vulnerable populations.In this episode, Dr. Ronald reflects on the role of biotechnology in a warming world, the responsibility of scientists to engage the public, and why feeding humanity sustainably—starting with staple crops like rice—is one of the defining challenges of our time.WATCH / LISTEN• • Making Rice Resistant to Floods | Dr. Pame... CONNECT WITH NATIONAL CHAMPIONSTWITTER / X: https://x.com/Nat_ChampionsINSTAGRAM: / nat_champions PATREON: / nationalchampionradio
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Making Rice Resistant to Floods with Dr. Pamela C. Ronald on National Champion Radio
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