BONUS! Big Biology: food for thought - plant domestication and the promise of green super rice
Hello, and welcome to Genetics Unzipped - the Genetics Society podcast, with me, Dr Sally Le Page. It’s a special bonus episode this week, as we wanted to showcase another podcast we think you’ll like, Big Biology, and featuring their discussion about the domestication and genetic modification of rice.
We love science podcasts here at Genetics Unzipped; that’s why we make one! And we’re excited to introduce you to a similar podcast to ours that we’ll think you’ll enjoy, called Big Biology. Big Biology is hosted by Drs Marty Martin and Art Woods, and let’s play their episode called Food for thought: plant domestication and the promise of green super rice. If you’re enjoying it, you can find more about them at bigbiology.org and on Twitter @Big_Biology - why not drop them a tweet to let them know we sent you!
Food for thought
How and when did early humans domesticate the plants that we use today? Did these ancient farmers purposefully select traits, or did they domesticate unconsciously? In the future, can breeders and farmers grow more nutritious and robust food using genomics?
Show notes for this episode are on Big Biology’s website…
