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The 9 Billion People Problem: Rod Wing on Plant Genomics

May 27, 201531 min
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Episode description

By 2050, there will be 9 billion people on the planet. What will they eat?
This is the question that led Rod Wing, Director of the Arizona Genomics Institute, into the field of plant genomics. What has been accomplished so far in the mission to come up with some super green crops?  And how does Rod see anti-GMO sentiment and the recent trend toward gluten free diets factoring in?

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