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<p> <b> Episode 1 </b> <br> | <p> <b> Episode 1 </b> <br> | ||
| - | Nitrogen, the most abundant element in the atmosphere, is a great problem in agriculture. Nitrogen’s simultaneous abundance and lack thereof in the developed and developing world respectively is a major barrier to the advancement and expansion of modern agriculture. What can be done? </p> | + | Nitrogen, the most abundant element in the atmosphere, is a great problem in agriculture. Nitrogen’s simultaneous abundance and lack thereof in the developed and developing world respectively is a major barrier to the advancement and expansion of modern agriculture. What can be done? </p> <p> For more information (and where we got our information) please visit: </p> |
| + | <p><a href="http://www.wfp.org/hunger/stats">http://www.wfp.org/hunger/stats </a> </p> | ||
| + | <p><a href="http://www.nature.com/scitable/knowledge/library/biological-nitrogen-fixation-23570419">http://www.nature.com/scitable/knowledge/library/biological-nitrogen-fixation-23570419 </a> </p> | ||
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<p><b> Episode 2 </b><br> | <p><b> Episode 2 </b><br> | ||
| - | Indeed, what can be done? We have a variety of options, each with their pros and cons. Something has to be done, but we’ll have to weigh our options to find out what. </p> | + | Indeed, what can be done? We have a variety of options, each with their pros and cons. Something has to be done, but we’ll have to weigh our options to find out what. </p> <p> For more information (and where we got our information) please visit: </p> |
| + | <p><a href="http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/143973/crop-rotation"> http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/143973/crop-rotation</a> </p> | ||
| + | <p><a href="http://www.nature.com/scitable/knowledge/library/biological-nitrogen-fixation-23570419"> http://www.nature.com/scitable/knowledge/library/biological-nitrogen-fixation-23570419</a> | ||
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<p><b> Episode 3 </b> <br> | <p><b> Episode 3 </b> <br> | ||
| - | Genetically modifying organisms can potentially help the aforementioned problem, but what does that mean? What do you mean “mutants”? </p> | + | Genetically modifying organisms can potentially help the aforementioned problem, but what does that mean? What do you mean “mutants”? </p> <p>For more information (and where we got our information) please visit: </p> |
| + | <p><a href="http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/06/140601-blond-hair-color-gene-mutation-science/">http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/06/140601-blond-hair-color-gene-mutation-science/ <a/> </p> | ||
| + | <p><a href="http://www.nature.com/scitable/topicpage/genetic-mutation-1127">http://www.nature.com/scitable/topicpage/genetic-mutation-1127 </a></p> | ||
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<p><b> Episode 4 </b><br> | <p><b> Episode 4 </b><br> | ||
| - | Learn how GMOs have helped millions of people and start the journey from lab to land. </p> | + | Learn how GMOs have helped millions of people and start the journey from lab to land. </p> <p>For more information (and where we got our information) please read the paper from the Annual Review of Plant Biology "Genetically Engineered Crops: From Idea to Product" by Prado, et alia.</p> |
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<p><b> Episode 5 </b><br> | <p><b> Episode 5 </b><br> | ||
| - | Continue the journey of the GMO through all of the safety assessments; are GMOs really that scary? </p> | + | Continue the journey of the GMO through all of the safety assessments; are GMOs really that scary? </p> <p> For more information (and where we got our information) please read the paper from the Annual Review of Plant Biology "Genetically Engineered Crops: From Idea to Product" by Prado, et alia.</p> |
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<p><b> Episode 6 </b> <br> | <p><b> Episode 6 </b> <br> | ||
So, how specifically can GMOs help the nitrogen problem? Find out what we are doing to help! </p> | So, how specifically can GMOs help the nitrogen problem? Find out what we are doing to help! </p> | ||
| + | <p>For more information (and where we got our information) please visit: </p> | ||
| + | <p> <a href="http://evolution.berkeley.edu/evolibrary/article/history_24">http://evolution.berkeley.edu/evolibrary/article/history_24 </a> </p> | ||
| + | <p> <a href="http://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/bnf/Acetylene_Reduction.asp">http://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/bnf/Acetylene_Reduction.asp </a> </p> | ||
| + | <p><a href="http://users.rcn.com/jkimball.ma.ultranet/BiologyPages/E/Esch.coli.html">http://users.rcn.com/jkimball.ma.ultranet/BiologyPages/E/Esch.coli.html</a> </p> | ||
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