Science Magazine Podcast (audio only): Possible potato improvements, and a pill that gives you a jab in the gut

[ 01:40] Because of its genetic complexity, the potato didn’t undergo a “green revolution” like other staple crops. It can take more than 15 years to breed a new kind of potato that farmers can grow, and genetic engineering just won’t work for tackling complex traits such as increased yield or heat resistance. Host Sarah Crespi talks with staff writer Erik Stokstad about how researchers are trying to simplify the potato genome to make it easier to manipulate through breeding.

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https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/...

[ 15:20] Researchers and companies are racing to perfect an injector pill—a pill that you swallow, which then uses a tiny needle to shoot medicine into the body. Such an approach could help improve compliance for injected medications like insulin. Host Meagan Cantwell and staff writer Robert F. Service discuss a new kind of pill—one that flips itself over once it hits the bottom of the stomach and injects a dose of medication into the stomach lining.

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https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/...

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http://science.sciencemag.org/content...

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[Image: Michael Eric Nickel/Flickr; Music: Jeffrey Cook]
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Authors: Sarah Crespi; Meagan Cantwell; Erik Stokstad; Robert Service

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Podcast (audio only): Possible potato improvements, and a pill that gives you a jab in the gut
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