I am BIO Podcast: Water Stress: Can We Avert a Looming Crisis?

March 22, 2022 / Agriculture, BIO's View, Editors' Choice / By Samantha Sault

The Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) launched a new season of the I am BIO Podcast on March 22, 2022, with an episode for World Water Day.

Hosted by BIO President and CEO Dr. Michelle McMurry-Heath, the episode explores the biggest threats to water – contamination, overuse, plastic pollution – and innovative biotech tools to address them.

You’ll hear from:

Ameen Razavi of Microvi Biotech, which is developing affordable biology-based tools for water purification
Dr. Joel Cuello of The University of Arizona, an expert in vertical farming
Scott Tuten of Danimer Scientific, which is developing completely biodegradable plastic alternatives

Click here to listen or get the episode via Apple, Google, and Spotify—and be sure to subscribe to get notified about new episodes all spring!

About The Author

Samantha Sault

Samantha Sault is Editorial Director of Bio.News and Editor of Good Day BIO. Based between Washington DC and Geneva, she's written for the World Economic Forum, The Weekly Standard, and The Washington Times, and is the author of Moon Washington DC, a travel guidebook published by Hachette Book Group. She's been recognized as one of the most influential Washingtonians under 40 by Washington Life Magazine.

About The Author

Samantha Sault

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