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002| GMO? Kenyan GMO Maker Reacts | Dr. Susan Moenga (Plant Biotechnologist)
002| GMO? Kenyan GMO Maker Reacts | Dr. Susan Moenga (Plant Biotechnologist)

002| GMO? Kenyan GMO Maker Reacts | Dr. Susan Moenga (Plant Biotechnologist)

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The announcement by the government, after a cabinet meeting on October 3, 2022, chaired by Kenyan President William Ruto, that it had lifted the ban on Genetically Modified Crops (GMO) after a 10-year suspension took has led to various reactions from Kenyans. In this episode, we get a reaction from a Kenyan who has made and eaten a GMO before as a Plant Biotechnologist (Susan Moenga).Dr Susan Moenga who is a plant Biotechnologist expert and whose previous research has seen her make a GMO before gives her views on the Ban. She also explains why she would prefer calling it Genetic engineering instead of Genetic medication since genetic modification is a bit wide and may have no intent. Dr Susan currently works as a Post-doc at ICRISAT and computational biologist at Nucicer.The Key takeaway is we have been eating GM foods in Kenya the conventional way but not Genetically modified foods at the molecular level known as genetic engineering which is what was recently accepted. She also encourages not to put Genetic modification to be of plants only but the possibility of more in other areas of research. In the following episodes, I will be talking to a Kenyan Biotech expert who has worked for the National Biosafety authority in Kenya for years.Music Credit: Dance like Mike, Beats Composed by Scoobadive, Produced by Scoobadive. Release date September 30, 2022, Downloaded on October 13th 2022.The Vulnerable scientist Podcast is a space for a scientist to tell their honest and authentic stories.Support: https://www.patreon.com/thevulnerablescientist Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

002| GMO? Kenyan GMO Maker Reacts | Dr. Susan Moenga (Plant Biotechnologist)

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