Can genetics grow a better garden?
The Naked Scientists Podcast
Dr Chris Smith
4.6 • 893 Ratings
🗓️ 8 July 2025
⏱️ 29 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and welcome to The Naked Scientists. |
| 0:09.7 | This is the show where we bring you the biggest breakthroughs and talks to the major |
| 0:13.3 | movies and shakers in the world of science, technology and medicine. |
| 0:16.8 | I'm Will Tingle. |
| 0:17.8 | This week we are here at the beautiful Cambridge University Botanic Garden to ask the question, can genetics grow you a better garden? |
| 0:27.5 | All engine running. |
| 0:29.1 | Absolutely. |
| 0:30.0 | Welcome. |
| 0:30.9 | Welcome. |
| 0:31.8 | This is the show where we bring you science. |
| 0:33.6 | What that essentially means is... |
| 0:35.1 | Discovery is... |
| 0:35.8 | The vans. |
| 0:36.7 | Research. |
| 0:37.4 | Technology. Unbelievable. Technology. |
| 0:38.3 | Unbelievable. |
| 0:39.2 | Without further ado, this is the naked scientist. |
| 0:46.7 | It's been a blisteringly hot start to the summer across the northern hemisphere. |
| 0:50.8 | And for those lucky enough to have one, the garden offers shade, colour and a |
| 0:54.6 | moment's peace. In skilled hands, which is to say not mine, it can be a haven for biodiversity, |
| 0:59.8 | a sanctuary for wildlife and a sea of calm in an otherwise frantic world. But like all delicate |
| 1:04.9 | ecosystems, the garden is feeling the strain of drought, shifting seasons and the emergence of |
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