Future Tech: Almost Here, Round-the-corner Future Technology Podcast

When you listen, you’ll learn about these innovations and more: How genome editing in plants can lead to soybean oil that replaces environmentally-problematic oils like palm oil or coco butter.  How Dr. Voytas is creating wheat with higher dietary fiber and more healthful benefits. Why gene editing can produce crops immune to pathogens and insects. How gene editing can increase food supply across the globe. In this podcast, Dr. Daniel Voytas, McKnight Presidential Endowed Professor, Director of the Center for Precision Plant Genomics at the University of Minnesota, and founder of Clayxt, shares these and other exciting advances in genome editing in plants. Dr. Voytas’ work with the Center for Precision Plant Genomics centers on improving genome editing in plants through precise editing, substitution, and mutation techniques. The center's goal is to create plants that can withstand challenges like drought and insect predation while maintaining more healthful components. At the university, most of th