CRISPR gene-editing technology came out as a massive biotech breakthrough in the last decade, but most people have still never heard of it. In a new five-part series, food anthropologist Dr. Lauren Crossland-Marr takes listeners into the labs where researchers are tinkering with food genes, to help break down the problems they’re hoping to solve – and what’s at stake.
CRISPR gene-editing technology came out as a massive biotech breakthrough in the last decade, but most people have still never heard of it. In a new five-part series, food anthropologist Dr. Lauren Crossland-Marr takes listeners into the labs where researchers are tinkering with food genes, to help break down the problems they’re hoping to solve – and what’s at stake.
Credits
A CRISPR Bite is supported by the Jean Monnet Network, which is funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union through the GEAP-3 Network of scientists. This podcast does not reflect the views of our funders.
This podcast was co-written and hosted by Dr. Lauren Crossland-Marr. Our executive producer is Corinne Ruff. She co-wrote, edited and produced the show. The show was sound designed and engineered by Adriene Lilly. Aaron Crossland made our theme music. Rachael Marr designed our logo. Legal support from New Media Rights.
Thank you to the GEAP-3 team! Special thanks to Matthew Schnurr, Klara Fischer, and Glenn Stone for their support and advice on this podcast.
A new gene editing breakthrough called CRISPR came out in the last decade, promising huge results. Scientists say it has the power to change our world, like our healthcare and our food. But most people still have never heard of it.
Introducing A CRISPR Bite, a new show about the promise and price of gene-edited food. I'm Dr. Lauren Crossland-Marr, a food anthropologist ready to take you inside the labs where researchers are tinkering with food genes. In this five part series, we'll take a look at what CRISPR can do, from making tomatoes that could help relieve stress to soybeans with more protein. I'll walk you through the pros and cons of its application in agricultural scenarios every episode.
"This is where we actually do the experiment."
And I'll unpack the big questions about what all this means for our food system. And for you.
"It just didn't work out. It just didn't live up to the hype."
"Really what we're doing is undoing what the commodity system has done to our crops."
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