29 min listen
The story of maize
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Length:
30 minutes
Released:
May 13, 2015
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Podcast episode
Description
You may not realise it, but all the food you eat has been genetically altered over time by plant and animal breeders, capturing advantageous traits to grow more nutritious and easy-to-farm foods as efficiently and healthily as possible. Maize, or corn as it's often know, is a prime example of this change. Plus, is attractiveness to mosquitoes in your genes? And our gene of the month is small but significant.
Released:
May 13, 2015
Format:
Podcast episode
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