Saving Ecosystems with Cutting-Edge Genetics

Saving Ecosystems with Cutting-Edge GeneticsConstant Wonder • Season 2022, Episode 227, Segment 3

Aug 8, 2019 • 36m

Guest: Ben Novak, Lead Scientist, Revive and Restore CRISPR, technology which allows precise manipulation of genomes, affords scientists ecological tools to help combat destruction of species and habitats. It can also help get rid of pests without resorting to pesticides.

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Guest: Michael Sadler, co-founder, The Republic of Booza Ice cream is, arguably, the most fun of all foods. But what if we could make it even more fun? For our weekly series "What's in This?", we call up New York City’s Republic of Booza, where Jilbert El-Zmetr and Michael Sadler make and sell a traditional Eastern Mediterranean form of ice cream that stretches and twists like taffy.

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