Episode 979
Synthetic sustainable spuds
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Naked Scientists, In Short Special Editions Podcast · The Naked Scientists
July 9, 20255m 59s
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Show Notes
As the global population heads toward 10 billion, the pressure on agriculture is mounting. With that in mind, the UK's Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA) has announced millions of pounds worth of funding for crops enhanced through synthetic biology by designing entirely new chromosomes and chloroplasts, starting with the potato, as Angie Burnett, the ARIA Programme Director and plant biologist leading this initiative explains to Marushka Soobben... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
Topics
potatoessynthetic plantschloroplastschromosomesARIAfood securityfood sustainabilityAngie Burnett