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The Future of our Food

FromThe Naked Scientists Podcast


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The Future of our Food

FromThe Naked Scientists Podcast

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Length:
60 minutes
Released:
Jun 22, 2009
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

This week we dig into into the science of farming and food production. We find out how transgenic plants can help us dispense with the need for chemical pesticides and how giant greenhouses at the shoreline can be home to super-efficient farms of their own. We explore the problems faced by our sweet honey bee and in Kitchen Science we do some plant modification of our own - no transgenics knowledge needed, just food colouring... For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
Released:
Jun 22, 2009
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

The Naked Scientists flagship science show brings you a lighthearted look at the latest scientific breakthroughs, interviews with the world's top scientists, answers to your science questions and science experiments to try at home.