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Kevin Folta
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Professor, plant biology, molecular biologist, fruit grower, science communicator, cancellation survivor. Good Trouble. Strategic communication coach, Talking Biotech podcast host. Old new dad. Farmer's husband. Best booth at farmers market.
🎙️ Just published a new episode of Talking Biotech with Dr. Kevin Folta: Biotech in Beauty Products - Nicholas Brideau. Have a listen:
Biotech in Beauty Products - Nicholas Brideau
This conversation explores the intersection of biotechnology and the...
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February 5, 2026 at 1:23 AM
🎙️ Just published a new episode of Talking Biotech with Dr. Kevin Folta: Molecular Biology Giants that Left Us In 2025. Have a listen:
Molecular Biology Giants that Left Us In 2025
2025 saw some of the giants in molecular biology leave us.  Those that...
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January 24, 2026 at 2:43 AM
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Will US #SocialMurder reach the levels of 20th Century USSR or China?

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Will #Felon47's apointment of RFK Jr. result in the same level of national #SocialMurder as Stalin's appointment of Tofrim Lysenko about 100 years ago?

"Lysenko rose ... because [of] his conspicuous & unconventional beliefs about science [that] captured the notice of Joseph Stalin ..."
@kevinfolta.bsky.social writes:

“𝘛𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧 𝘜.𝘚. 𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘴 𝘪𝘴𝘯’𝘵 𝘢𝘴 𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘦 𝘢𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘰𝘤𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘵 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘴𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘙𝘍𝘒 𝘑𝘳. 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘓𝘺𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘬𝘰 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦, [𝘦.𝘨.] 𝘳𝘦𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴, 𝘴𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘴, 𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩…”
January 4, 2026 at 5:24 AM
Plant Molecular Biology Joke: They only have plays on long days. @aspbofficial.bsky.social
January 13, 2026 at 6:56 PM
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@kevinfolta.bsky.social writes:

“𝘛𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧 𝘜.𝘚. 𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘴 𝘪𝘴𝘯’𝘵 𝘢𝘴 𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘦 𝘢𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘰𝘤𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘵 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘴𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘙𝘍𝘒 𝘑𝘳. 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘓𝘺𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘬𝘰 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦, [𝘦.𝘨.] 𝘳𝘦𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴, 𝘴𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘴, 𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩…”
The Parallels between RFK Jr and Tofrim Lysenko: When Pseudoscience Infects National Leadership | Skeptical Inquirer
His nation’s leadership placed him in a position of profound influence that would impact the health of a nation. Once installed, he offered rapid solutions ...
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January 4, 2026 at 4:14 AM
🎙️ Just published a new episode of Talking Biotech with Dr. Kevin Folta: TB Throwback- Correcting the Veritasium Episode on Glyphosate. Have a listen:
TB Throwback- Correcting the Veritasium Episode on Glyphosate
This is a throwback to episode 484, a very important correction of their...
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January 4, 2026 at 3:43 AM
🎙️ Just published a new episode of Talking Biotech with Dr. Kevin Folta: TB Throwback: Gliblastoma and Cindy's Gift. Have a listen:
TB Throwback: Gliblastoma and Cindy's Gift
This episode originally aired on December 18, 2021.  Cindy Graham was...
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December 20, 2025 at 3:59 AM
🎙️ Just published a new episode of Talking Biotech with Dr. Kevin Folta: TB Throwback: Dr. Avindra Nath and HERV-based Diseases. Have a listen:
TB Throwback: Dr. Avindra Nath and HERV-based Diseases
In today's throwback to 2022, Dr. Avindra Nath of the NIH reviews...
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December 13, 2025 at 3:07 AM
🎙️ Just published a new episode of Talking Biotech with Dr. Kevin Folta: 482 Dr. Maxine Thompson, Episode 117, Jan 18, 2015. Have a listen:
482 Dr. Maxine Thompson, Episode 117, Jan 18, 2015
This throwback episode to 2018 is an interview with plant breeding...
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December 6, 2025 at 5:28 AM
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Save the CSIRO

Our national science & research agency is now facing more job cuts than under Tony Abbott

Call on the Albanese Govt to fund the scientists & research we need to tackle big issues we face from climate to food security and everything in between

www.davidpocock.com.au/save_our_csiro
November 19, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Native Americans should start "N.I.C.E." and start deporting ICE agents. If we're really anti-immigration....
November 14, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Much respect for farm workers. Sad to see these folks victims for doing work nobody else will do. And the farmers will lose the unpicked crop.
Farmworker asking for prayers as immigration stops their bus and systematically starts detaining them on their way to work. Happened this morning near the town of Ave Maria, Florida.
November 12, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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Hahahah
You know this “Health Freedom”thing has traction when the lunch meat rejects medical intervention.
November 7, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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You know this “Health Freedom”thing has traction when the lunch meat rejects medical intervention.
November 6, 2025 at 11:58 PM
You know this “Health Freedom”thing has traction when the lunch meat rejects medical intervention.
November 6, 2025 at 11:58 PM
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New episode with @wendyorent.bsky.social on the drama of our inept medical establishment and their embrace of Trump Based Medicine.

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Trump-Based Medicine: How Science Lost Its Soul
Podcast Episode · We Want Them Infected Podcast · 11/03/2025 · 1h 12m
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November 3, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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Trump-based medicine. Yep.

I get really mad in this one.
November 3, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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I’ve never see a NEJM article start by saying “since our medical establishment are dishonest and untrustworthy…”
November 1, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Taking red dye out of Swedish Fish will not make America healthy when 95% don't get enough dietary fiber. Zbiotics has created a genetically engineered probiotic that converts free simple sugars into branched fiber chains. Talking Biotech Podcast #481 podcasts.apple.com/.../a-biotec....
November 2, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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Don't miss this week's episode of the soap opera Our Medical Establishment.
EXCLUSIVE: A slow-boiling feud between Vinay Prasad and his staff at the FDA is threatening the future of the center that regulates the nation’s vaccines, biological products, and blood supply. Read more here:
www.statnews.com/2025/10/31/v...
Under Vinay Prasad, employees at a key FDA center fear speaking out, look for the exits
Exclusive: Vinay Prasad has rattled FDA staff by expanding his power and pushing out senior leaders.
www.statnews.com
October 31, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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It's a formula
If someone wanted to harm USA agriculture they'd do 5 things.
1. Deport labor, make work in USA inhospitable
2. Start tariff wars that end US commodity crop exports
3. Fire experts in transmissible livestock disease
4. Invite/subsidize foreign meat competition
5. Tell farmers how much I love them.
October 27, 2025 at 10:50 PM
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Bingo
If someone wanted to harm USA agriculture they'd do 5 things.
1. Deport labor, make work in USA inhospitable
2. Start tariff wars that end US commodity crop exports
3. Fire experts in transmissible livestock disease
4. Invite/subsidize foreign meat competition
5. Tell farmers how much I love them.
October 27, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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💥💥You're not crazy💥💥
💥💥You aren't dreaming either💥💥

However,
You are still alive
You do still have a voice
You can refuse to bend the knee
If someone wanted to harm USA agriculture they'd do 5 things.
1. Deport labor, make work in USA inhospitable
2. Start tariff wars that end US commodity crop exports
3. Fire experts in transmissible livestock disease
4. Invite/subsidize foreign meat competition
5. Tell farmers how much I love them.
October 28, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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My commentary published in Current Biology! “Plant regeneration: Breaking the silence of totipotency by reprogramming a stomatal precursor cell” Full text available →
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October 26, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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Love this...👇

She arrived in Canada as an immigrant and now teaches newcomers how to resist #misinformation www.poynter.org/fact-checkin...

Mona Awwad: "...newcomers can be vulnerable to disinformation, especially when it affects critical areas like health, employment, or housing."
She arrived in Canada as an immigrant and now teaches newcomers how to resist misinformation - Poynter
Journalist Mona Awwad runs media literacy workshops in Toronto, giving immigrants tools to spot scams and false news
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October 27, 2025 at 1:54 PM