8.13.19 Robots are on the cusp of transforming agriculture, but a potentially bigger revolution is in the field of synthetic biology. In episode 138 entitled: Is Synthetic Biology the Playbook for Playing God?, Michael Neff, a professor in the Department of Crops and Soil Sciences at WSU, outlines how scientists now have the tools to create life by combining molecular biology and engineering to achieve specific goals, and what that might mean for the future. Subscribe to Wheat All About It! on iTunes or other podcast apps like Stitcher, Pocket Cast, Overcast, Audio Player, Player FM and others, or listen on your computer at wagrains.org.