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The diet is cast: a coming food catastrophe

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The Economist

News, News & Politics

4.35K Ratings

🗓️ 1 June 2022

⏱️ 29 minutes

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War and blockades in Ukraine are the largest but far from the only problems squeezing the global food system—and with prices already way up, a catastrophe of hunger looms. The prospect of whole-genome screening for newborns opens up many opportunities to avoid or treat disease, and many ethical debates. And more than just sordid history at Bangkok’s red-light-district museum.For full access to print, digital and audio editions of The Economist, subscribe here www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer

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1:03.6

Hello and welcome to the intelligence from The Economist. Today, in London, I'm your host, Jason Palmer.

1:10.2

Every weekday, we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world.

1:17.2

In many places, newborns are screened for a handful of genetic diseases.

1:22.5

But elsewhere, talk has turned to whole genome studies.

1:26.4

That opens up plenty of treatment options that also

1:29.5

raises thorny questions, not least about privacy. And the red light district called Pat Pong in

1:38.7

Bangkok has a lurid history. But a new museum looks further than that. Before it was seedy, it was a thriving

1:46.2

business quarter, as well as a hangout for CIA operatives.

1:55.5

First up, though.

2:00.6

Music When European leaders assembled for a summit in Brussels yesterday, what was on the agenda was a big problem that could become huge, blockades and export bands of grains.

2:16.2

Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission,

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