Possible potato improvements, and a pill that gives you a jab in the gut

Possible potato improvements, and a pill that gives you a jab in the gut

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. 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. This week’s episode was edited by Podigy. Download the transcript (PDF) Listen to previous podcasts. About the Science Podcast [Image: Michael Eric Nickel/Flickr; Music: Jeffrey Cook] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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A new way to study norovirus and a news roundup (7 November 2014)

A new way to study norovirus and a news roundup (7 November 2014)

Stephanie Karst discusses her team's successful efforts to culture norovirus in the lab and what this new system means for treatment and prevention. David Grimm brings daily news stories on counting v...

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Changing minds on charitable giving and a news roundup (31 October 2014)

Changing minds on charitable giving and a news roundup (31 October 2014)

Ayelet Gneezy discusses trends in charitable giving and how to maximize donations. David Grimm brings stories on an algal virus found in humans, how to stop zooming human population growth, and an ava...

31 Loka 201423min

High altitude humans living ~11,000 years ago (24 October 2014)

High altitude humans living ~11,000 years ago (24 October 2014)

Kurt Rademaker discusses his work exploring the Andean plateau for artifacts of the earliest high-altitude humans, Paleoindians that lived at 4500 meters more than 11,000 years ago. Hosted by Sarah Cr...

24 Loka 201415min

Plants and predators and a daily news roundup (17 October 2014)

Plants and predators and a daily news roundup (17 October 2014)

Adam Ford discusses linking plants, their herbivores, and their predators on the East African savannah. Science daily news editor David Grimm brings stories on storing CO2 underground for millions of ...

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Robot relations and a daily news roundup (10 October 2014)

Robot relations and a daily news roundup (10 October 2014)

The rights and responsibilities of robots. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Mapping the sea floor and a daily news roundup (3 October 2014)

Mapping the sea floor and a daily news roundup (3 October 2014)

Satellite data helps map the last unexplored terrain on planet Earth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

3 Loka 201419min

The spread of an ancient technology and a daily news roundup (26 September 2014)

The spread of an ancient technology and a daily news roundup (26 September 2014)

New evidence reveals the complicated history of stone tool use 400,000 - 200,000 years ago. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

26 Syys 201422min

Monitoring 600 years of upwelling off the California coast (19 September 2014)

Monitoring 600 years of upwelling off the California coast (19 September 2014)

Hindcasting weather over the ocean near the California coast for 600 years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

19 Syys 201411min

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