Probiotics versus Microbiome Engineering (Biotechnology and Society 2016)
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Everyone
Required Reading/Viewing
- [1] "How our microbes make us who we are". (17 min)
Talk by Rob Knight about the human microbiome, Feb 2014.
- [2] "Microbiome engineering." Sonnenburg on potential applications of microbiome engineering.
- Brief description of four companies currently designing microbiome therapies.
[3]
- Ethical concerns of microbiome research and probiotics. Read abstract for each section.
NIH Microbiome Project.
1. Fecal Transplants
Required Reading/Viewing
Extra Links for the Policy Czar
- Helton, J. Soylent: What happened when I went 30 days without food. The Hustle. Sept. 8, 2015.
Read online
2. Microbiome and Obesity
Required Reading/Viewing
- Potrykus, I. (2001) The 'Golden Rice' Tale. In Vitro Cell. Dev. Biol. 37:93-100.
Account of the development and dissemination of Golden Rice by its main inventor.
Article posted on Golden Rice.org
Extra Links for the Policy Czar
- Harmon, Amy. "Golden Rice: Lifesaver?" New York Times August 24, 2013.
Describes recent vandalism of Golden Rice trial in the Philippines and associated issues with GM crops.
Article at New York Times
3. Microbiome after birth: caesarean vs vaginal birth
Required Reading/Viewing
- 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
4. Microbiome Engineering
Required Reading/Viewing
- Rethink Water DK. Rethinking Fish Farming
Watch video (5 min)
Extra Links for the Policy Czar
- AquaBounty website - See especially the FAQ under "Innovation".