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Finding Genius Podcast


Aug 28, 2022

In this episode, we are joined by Robin Buell. Robin is the Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar Chair in Crop Genomics at the University of Georgia. She sits down with us today to discuss topics relating to plant genomics.

Robin has been studying plant genomics since 1999, and over the years, she has cultivated an interest in how we can use plants directly as fuels. Understanding the genome of plants is allowing researchers like Robin to modify their function into something entirely different… 

Click play to learn more about:

  • What plant genomics are, and what it tells us about certain plants.
  • The kinds of plants that can be used to produce biofuel. 
  • How tomatoes can be used to boost sustainable terpene production.

How does this change our understanding of ecological sustainability? Explore this question and others like it by joining us now!

You can learn more about Robin and her work by clicking here!

Episode also available on Apple Podcast: http://apple.co/30PvU9C