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Special Podcast on Global Food Security
Podcast 62: A deadly disease is threatening the world's wheat crop. A scientist is developing plants with more efficient root systems. U.S researchers use satellite images to forecast famine around the world. »
No Sperm Donation for Turkish Women, A Young Indian Innovator
Podcast 58: Turkish women can no longer travel abroad to receive sperm donation. A young Indian boy has a system to protect clothes on clothes lines from getting wet in the rain. »
Can Genetically Engineered Crops Help Feed the World?
Forum 10: Scientists want to increase food production to feed the world's growing population. Biologist and author Lisa Weazel spoke to us about the role of genetically modified food crops in solving this problem. »
Cooking and Human Origins, Big Kangaroos, Little Dinosaurs
Podcast 20: How barbecue may have sparked human evolution, plus giant kangaroos, shrinking dinosaurs, and some old grain. »
BBQ Begets Bigger Brains
Forum 2: Richard Wrangham, author of “Catching Fire,” argues that our ape ancestors became human because they learned to cook. Join Wrangham in an online chat.Forum »

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