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# Potrykus, I. (2001) The 'Golden Rice' Tale. ''In Vitro Cell. Dev. Biol.'' '''37''':93-100. <br> Account of the development and dissemination of Golden Rice by its main inventor.<br> [http://www.goldenrice.org/PDFs/The_GR_Tale.pdf Article posted on Golden Rice.org]
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# Harmon, Amy. "Golden Rice: Lifesaver?" ''New York Times'' August 24, 2013. <br> Describes recent vandalism of Golden Rice trial in the Philippines and associated issues with GM crops.<br>[http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/25/sunday-review/golden-rice-lifesaver.html Article at New York Times]
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== 3. Microbiome after birth: caesarean vs vaginal birth ==
 
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Revision as of 17:01, 2 October 2016

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Everyone

There are lots of silly microbiome pictures out there. (Image from this site) ]

Required Reading/Viewing

  1. [1] "How our microbes make us who we are". (17 min)
    Talk by Rob Knight about the human microbiome, Feb 2014.
  2. [2] "Microbiome engineering." Sonnenburg on potential applications of microbiome engineering.
  3. [3] Brief description of four companies currently designing microbiome therapies.
  4. NIH Microbiome Project. Ethical concerns of microbiome research and probiotics. Read abstract for each section.

1. Fecal Transplants

Required Reading/Viewing

  1. Soylent.com
    Watch their intro video "What is Soylent?" (2 min).
  2. [4] History of fecal transplants.
  3. [5] Slideshow summary of fecal microbiome transplants by gastroenterologists (some medical jargon, but informative).
  4. [6] Do it yourself fecal transplants. Yep.

2. Microbiome and Obesity

Required Reading/Viewing

  1. [7] Summary of possible mechanisms relating gut microbiome to obesity.
  2. [8] Recent review critiquing microbiome role in obesity.

3. Microbiome after birth: caesarean vs vaginal birth

Required Reading/Viewing

  1. Duke, S.O., Powles, S.B. (2008) Glyphosate: a once-in-a-century herbicide. Pest Manag Sci. 64:319-325
    Review of the development of glyphosate and resistant GM crops, and evolution of resistant weeds.
    Link to article

Extra Links for the Policy Czar

  1. Official Monsanto Roundup Timeline – Click on the Roundup link in the interactive history presentation

4. Microbiome Engineering

Required Reading/Viewing

  1. Rethink Water DK. Rethinking Fish Farming
    Watch video (5 min)

Extra Links for the Policy Czar

  1. AquaBounty website - See especially the FAQ under "Innovation".
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