10 – CRISPR vs Climate Change

Much of the hype around the genome editing tool known as CRISPR focuses on its potential to cure genetic diseases. But our bodies need more than a healthy genome to survive and thrive—they also need food, and that’s where we may see CRISPR’s earliest effects on our lives. In this episode, we talk with plant scientist and Associate Professor Zach Lippman about the threats that climate change poses to agriculture, and how CRISPR could help overcome them.

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10 – CRISPR vs Climate Change is an episode from Base Pairs by Base Pairs – a Cold Spring Harbor Lab podcast.

This episode is 00:24:40 long.

This episode was published on Jun 14, 2017.

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