Optogenetics

Optogenetics

Top of Mind with Julie Rose - Radio Archive, Episode 1594 , Segment 5

Episode: Free Speech, Female Coppersmith, Mom-Shaming

  • May 7, 2021 8:00 pm
  • 11:23 mins

Researchers can turn certain genes in plants on and off using colored lights. This new method could potentially revolutionize the operations of plant scientists and farmers. Ben Miller, a research fellow in synthetic biology at the University of East Anglia in England, developed this new method. (Originally aired July 21st, 2020)