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Powerful stories of biotech breakthroughs, the people they help, and the global problems they solve.

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Is CRISPR the New Sickle Cell Savior?
Is CRISPR the New Sickle Cell Savior?

A 2023 biotech breakthrough: CRISPR gene-editing therapy offers new hope for 100,000 Americans with sickle cell. Hear from CASGEVY's creators and patient advocates in this episode.

Biotech is Climate Tech
Biotech is Climate Tech

Biotech tackles climate change with innovations, from carbon-neutral facilities to reducing emissions. At COP28, BIO highlighted that biotech is key to climate tech.

Editing Cells Within the Body—a New CRISPR Frontier
Editing Cells Within the Body—a New CRISPR Frontier

CRISPR, biotech's rising star, reached a 2023 milestone with FDA approval for a sickle cell treatment. This episode explores the future of in-body gene editing with two pioneering companies.

Listener takeover: Your Biotech Questions Answered
Listener takeover: Your Biotech Questions Answered

In this episode, experts answer your questions on GMO safety, personalized medicine, feeding the world by 2050, and what attracts investors to start-ups.

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How Will We Secure our Food Future?
Episode 88  •  Oct 8, 2024  •  26 min

As the global population approaches 10 billion by 2050, the challenge of providing safe, nutritious food is growing more urgent. Climate change is further straining food systems, impacting water availability, crop yields, and livestock health. In this episode, two experts discuss innovative biotech solutions aimed at addressing these pressing issues, offering hope for a sustainable path forward in feeding the world.

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Listener takeover: Your Biotech Questions Answered
Episode 85  •  May 7, 2024  •  21 min

YOU asked, and we answered. In this episode, we had our experts on standby to answer questions from you, our listeners. We discuss topics ranging from the safety of genetically modified foods (GMOs), to the new era of personalized medicine, feeding the world by 2050, and even what makes start-up companies attractive to investors.

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We Need Bees. Bees Need Biotech.
Episode 75  •  Sep 19, 2023  •  26 min

Bees are critical to our food supply. Without domesticated honeybees and other pollinators, we wouldn't have coffee beans for our morning cup, veggies in our salad, or even agave to make tequila for our margaritas. In this episode, we discuss the threats to bees and the role biotech can play in saving them.

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