The Pulse

Do It Yourself


Listen Later

Gene editing is quickly moving from high-tech labs into middle school classrooms and even people’s kitchens. Will this finally bring us spicy tomatoes and vanilla basil, or dangerous super bugs? On this episode, we explore all kinds of DIY approaches in health and science. Tinkering with genes, ordering your own medical tests, detoxing from drugs by yourself,  creating a gigantic online map for birders. And – your stories of DIY success and failure.

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

The PulseBy WHYY

  • 4.6
  • 4.6
  • 4.6
  • 4.6
  • 4.6

4.6

299 ratings


More shows like The Pulse

View all
This American Life by This American Life

This American Life

91,067 Listeners

TED Radio Hour by NPR

TED Radio Hour

22,032 Listeners

Radiolab by WNYC Studios

Radiolab

43,982 Listeners

Fresh Air by NPR

Fresh Air

38,508 Listeners

Hidden Brain by Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam

Hidden Brain

43,686 Listeners

Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! by NPR

Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!

38,681 Listeners

The Moth by The Moth

The Moth

27,217 Listeners

Snap Judgment by Snap Judgment and PRX

Snap Judgment

11,611 Listeners

Here & Now Anytime by NPR

Here & Now Anytime

1,008 Listeners

Voices in the Family by WHYY

Voices in the Family

37 Listeners

KERA's Think by KERA

KERA's Think

925 Listeners

Death, Sex & Money by Slate Podcasts

Death, Sex & Money

7,739 Listeners

Science Friday by Science Friday and WNYC Studios

Science Friday

6,334 Listeners

To The Best Of Our Knowledge by Wisconsin Public Radio

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

929 Listeners

Throughline by NPR

Throughline

16,207 Listeners

Short Wave by NPR

Short Wave

6,416 Listeners

Eleanor Amplified by WHYY

Eleanor Amplified

2,212 Listeners

A.I. Nation by WHYY

A.I. Nation

192 Listeners