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

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<p>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.&nbsp;</p><br><p>Silk-Making Bacteria&nbsp;</p><p>•“Researchers Engineer Bacteria That Eat Plastic, Make Multipurpose Spider Silk.” Technology Networks. 2024.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>•“Two-step conversion of polyethylene into recombinant proteins using a microbial platform.” by Alexander Connor, et al. 2023.&nbsp;</p><p>•“Our planet is choking on plastic.” UNEP. n.d.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>•“In Images: Plastic is Forever.” UN. n.d.&nbsp;</p><p>Deep Coral&nbsp;</p><p>•“World’s largest deep-sea coral reef found lurking beneath the Gulf Stream ‘right on the doorstep’ of US coast.” by Harry Baker. 2024.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>•“Status of Coral Reefs.” Reef Resilience Network. N.d.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>•“Life Below Water.” UN. 2020.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>CRISPR Agriculture&nbsp;</p><p>•“CRISPR-edited crops break new ground in Africa.” by Heidi Ledford. 2024.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>•“Witchweed.” USDA. n.d.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>•“Africa’s agricultural revolution: From self-sufficiency to global food powerhouse.” By Gareth Hodder &amp; Brenda Migwalla. 2023.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>•“GMOs or non-GMOs? The CRISPR Conundrum.” By Aftab Ahmad, et al. 2023.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

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