EPISODE EIGHT: THE ORANGE PETUNIA MASSACRE

In this episode, we hear from a reluctant whistleblower who found escaped genetically modified petunias.

Guests: 

Teemu Teeri — agricultural sciences professor at the University of Helsinki

Kelly Servick — staff writer at Science

Source material: 

How the transgenic petunia carnage of 2017 began by Kelly Servick

Evidence for landscape-level, pollen-mediated gene flow from genetically modified creeping bentgrass with CP4 EPSPS as a marker in PNAS

Source of GMO Wheat in Oregon Remains Mystery by Jeff Barnard

Genetically Modified Canola 'Escapes' Farm Fields by Geoffrey Brumfiel

These Charts Show Every Genetically Modified Food People Already Eat in the U.S. by David Johnson and Siobhan O’Connor

Labeling of Foods Derived From Genetically Engineered Plants by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Check Out These Top Petunia Varieties by Jamie McIntosh

Why Europe will let member states opt out of GM crops by Rosa Binimelis, Amaranta Herrero, and Fern Wickson

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