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Dr. Felicia Wu: Fungal Toxins in Food

Dr. Felicia Wu: Fungal Toxins in Food

FromTalking Biotech with Dr. Kevin Folta


Dr. Felicia Wu: Fungal Toxins in Food

FromTalking Biotech with Dr. Kevin Folta

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Length:
50 minutes
Released:
Apr 2, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Mycotoxins are carcinogenic compounds that arise from specific fungal infections in various crop plants, with corn and peanut being key examples.  In the industrialized world, governments monitor relevant crops carefully, and install strict thresholds for presence of these dangerous compounds. But what about Developing World?  Today's podcast interviews Dr. Felicia Wu, Professor at Michigan State University. Dr. Wu has analyzed the risk associated with mycotoxins, and has studied how various technologies mitigate their effects. This is a shocking revelation about world food security, and a hopeful glance into methods of surveillance and new technology to improve global human health. 
Released:
Apr 2, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Talking Biotech is a weekly podcast that uncovers the stories, ideas and research of people at the frontier of biology and engineering. Each episode explores how science and technology will transform agriculture, protect the environment, and feed 10 billion people by 2050. Interviews are led by Dr. Kevin Folta, a professor of molecular biology and genomics.