Does GM live up to its promise? BBC Radio
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1.Business Daily: BBC World Service
2.Science Friction: BBC Radio 4
NOTE: BizDaily Part 1 (Dec 16) - see item 1 - particularly recommended. It features Dr. Doug Gurian-Sherman, Bill Freese and David Runyon, amongst others, and nails a number of GM myths.
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1.Business Daily: BBC World Service
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/podcasts/bizdaily/
BizDaily: Genetically modified crops 16 Dec 08
Business Daily cuts through the controversy over genetically modified crops and reports on how the technology has worked out on the ground. Does it live up to its promise? What about farmers who want to farm in the traditional way? Are fears well-founded?
Duration: 19mins | File Size: 9MB
Download Episode
http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/worldservice/bizdaily/bizdaily_20081216-0858a.mp3
BizDaily: GM crops Part 2 17 Dec 08
What are the costs and benefits of genetically modified crops? We report from India about fears and hopes - and the reality. Plus the views of the industry and the views of the farmer who went head to head against it.
Duration: 19mins | File Size: 9MB
Download Episode
http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/worldservice/bizdaily/bizdaily_20081217-1046a.mp3
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2.Science Friction: BBC Radio 4
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/science/sciencefriction.shtml
Programme 1 ˆ Genetically Modified Crops
Sue Nelson is joined by ecologist and Principal of Jesus College, Oxford, Lord John Krebs and biologist and acclaimed science writer Colin Tudge, who argue the scientific merits and concerns of using GM crops to feed the world.
Listen to programme 1
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/science/rams/sci9_mon_20081215.ram
Or listen at
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/progs/listenagain.shtml
Scroll to "S" section and click on 'Science Friction'