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How CRISPR is changing the way we grow our food

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Part 2 of the TED Radio Hour episode Biotech is about to change your world

How can we grow enough food without destroying our planet in the process? Physical chemist Brad Ringeisen believes CRISPR may hold the key—by helping to develop climate-resilient crops.

About Brad Ringeisen

Brad Ringeisen is the executive director of the Innovative Genomics Institute (IGI) which focuses on developing gene-editing tools to tackle climate and health issues. Before joining the IGI, Brad was Director of the Biological Technologies Office at DARPA. Ringeisen received his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

This segment of the TED Radio Hour was produced by Katie Monteleone and was edited by Sanaz Meshkinpour. You can follow us on Facebook and email us at TEDRadioHour@npr.org.

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