C4E Presents
C4E Presents
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Welcome to C4E Presents, a podcast from Stony Brook’s Collaborative for the Earth. From climate attribution to marine plastics, we confront the difficult questions about climate change head-on. Join us for exciting conversations with Stony Brook University’s environmental scholars and researchers to explore these issues together. Hostedby Heather Lynch, director of Stony Brook’s Collaborative for the Earth.
For more information, visit stonybrook.edu/c4e/
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The podcast focuses on a range of climate-related topics, including biotechnology in agriculture, ethical decision-making in environmental humanities, the socio-economic implications of oil, and the role of effective communication in climate science. Episode examples include discussions on the Green Revolution in Ghana, the importance of ethics in environmental decisions, and the challenges posed by misinformation.
From Stony Brook University’s Collaborative for the Earth, C4E Presents explores environmental science, climate change, and actionable climate solutions through engaging talks with environmental scholars and scientists. Host Heather Lynch guides listeners through environmental science issues, including marine plastics and climate attribution, to confront today’s toughest climate challenges. Discover expert perspectives and solutions for a healthier planet. Learn more at stonybrook.edu/c4e/
Ben Novak is bringing back the extinct passenger pigeon. Host Heather Lynch and Novak, program manager for the Biotechnology for Bird Conservation Program for Revive & Restore, discuss de-extinction, restoring ecosystem function by using gene editing or selective breeding to give living relatives traits needed to fill extinct species’ ecological roles, and correcting Jurassic Park misconceptions about using ancient DNA directly. Novak explains how museum specimens provide fragmented DNA for sequencing and the limits of mapping genomes, emphasizing goal-oriented trait recovery over perfect genetic identity.
Learn more with:
- “Could Extinct Species Save Today’s Forests? Scientist Makes the Case for Darwin Day”
- “De-Extinction” by Ben Novak
- “Towards Practical Conservation Cloning: Understanding the Dichotomy Between the Histories of Commercial and Conservation Cloning” by Ben J. Novak, Stewart Brand, Ryan Phelan, Sasha Plichta, Oliver A. Ryder and Robert J. Wiese
- “First endangered black-footed ferrets, Mustela nigripes, cloned for genetic rescue” by Ben Novak, et al.
- “Natural Selection Shaped the Rise and Fall of Passenger Pigeon Genomic Diversity” by Ben Novak, et al.
Skip ahead to the chapter that interests you:
- 01:40 Defining De-Extinction
- 02:44 Jurassic Park Myths
- 05:32 Where The DNA Comes From
- 08:41 Sample Quality And Tissues
- 11:44 Mapping Ancient Genomes
- 14:16 How Close Is Close Enough
- 23:04 Naming De-Extinct Species
- 25:30 Tiny Mutations Big Traits
- 28:12 Building Diversity In
- 30:56 Passenger Pigeon Progress
- 31:33 Ferret Genetic Rescue
- 33:55 Why Birds Are Hard
- 35:52 Germ Cell Workaround
- 37:55 Mitochondria Purity Myth
- 44:16 Policy And Release
- 46:46 Stem Cells Future Tools
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C4E Presents is a production of Stony Brook’s Collaborative for the Earth.
Host: Heather Lynch
Editor: J.D. Allen
Program Manager: Jennifer Gilday
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