Making Plants More Tolerant of Salty Soil

Making Plants More Tolerant of Salty Soil

Top of Mind with Julie Rose - Radio Archive, Episode 1094 , Segment 6

Episode: Kim Jong Un, War Games, Water Cycle

  • Jun 17, 2019 10:00 pm
  • 13:01 mins

Guests: Brent Nielsen, Professor of Microbiology and Molecular Biology, BYU; Dave Brown, BYU Technology Transfer Office Too much salt can ruin a meal. Too much salt can also ruin the crops that meal is made from. Salty soil is a growing problem in parts of the world. BYU microbiology and molecular biology professor Brent Nielsen is working on a way to make crops more salt-tolerant.

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Anti-Plagiarism Software Uncovers New Info for Shakespeare's Iconic Works

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Guest: Dennis McCarthy, Independent Shakespeare Scholar, Co-Author of “A Brief Discourse of Rebellion and Rebels by George North” It’s the season of free outdoor Shakespeare performances, which started in New York’s Central Park in the 1960s and have spread to cities across the country. I love how you can see people of all ages and backgrounds at these performances. With all the “where tos” and “forthwiths” it’s easy to forget that Shakespeare wrote his plays for a wide audience. And he didn’t just invent plots and characters out of thin air. Shakespeare scholars have identified many of the Bard’s influences, but one of the biggest was only discovered in the last year or so, with the help of anti-plagiarism software.

Guest: Dennis McCarthy, Independent Shakespeare Scholar, Co-Author of “A Brief Discourse of Rebellion and Rebels by George North” It’s the season of free outdoor Shakespeare performances, which started in New York’s Central Park in the 1960s and have spread to cities across the country. I love how you can see people of all ages and backgrounds at these performances. With all the “where tos” and “forthwiths” it’s easy to forget that Shakespeare wrote his plays for a wide audience. And he didn’t just invent plots and characters out of thin air. Shakespeare scholars have identified many of the Bard’s influences, but one of the biggest was only discovered in the last year or so, with the help of anti-plagiarism software.