Episode 5: Myles Power & GMOs
Episode description
Myles is a scientist and YouTube vlogger whose videos focus on having fun with science as well as debunking popular myths and conspiracy theories. Now that he has finally fended off a band of litigious HIV conspiracy theorists and gotten a decent internet connection he came on the show to discuss why GMOs aren’t evil, why Prometheus sucked and how no-one ever gets DNA right on screen.
News:
Bacterial reporters that get the scoop
Nonsense:
FDA considers approval of genetically modified babies
GMOs could cause ‘irreversible termination of life’ on Earth
The ridiculous and unethical anti-GMO papers we discussed:
The Séralini Affair
Australian pig feed study
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His Podcast with James Gurney
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Music used:
In a Heartbeat, Cut and Run, Shiny Tech, Virtutes Instrumenti, Electrodoodle.
Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
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