• Re-release: Silk-Making Bacteria, Deep Coral, CRISPR Agriculture

  • Dec 25 2024
  • Length: 11 mins
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Re-release: Silk-Making Bacteria, Deep Coral, CRISPR Agriculture

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  • Today, you’ll learn about a bacteria that turns plastic into spider webs, a massive deep-sea discovery right in our own backyard, and how CRISPR could reshape agriculture for an entire continent.


    Silk-Making Bacteria

    •“Researchers Engineer Bacteria That Eat Plastic, Make Multipurpose Spider Silk.” Technology Networks. 2024.

    •“Two-step conversion of polyethylene into recombinant proteins using a microbial platform.” by Alexander Connor, et al. 2023.

    •“Our planet is choking on plastic.” UNEP. n.d.

    •“In Images: Plastic is Forever.” UN. n.d.

    Deep Coral

    •“World’s largest deep-sea coral reef found lurking beneath the Gulf Stream ‘right on the doorstep’ of US coast.” by Harry Baker. 2024.

    •“Status of Coral Reefs.” Reef Resilience Network. N.d.

    •“Life Below Water.” UN. 2020.

    CRISPR Agriculture

    •“CRISPR-edited crops break new ground in Africa.” by Heidi Ledford. 2024.

    •“Witchweed.” USDA. n.d.

    •“Africa’s agricultural revolution: From self-sufficiency to global food powerhouse.” By Gareth Hodder & Brenda Migwalla. 2023.

    •“GMOs or non-GMOs? The CRISPR Conundrum.” By Aftab Ahmad, et al. 2023.


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