# STEMcast Episode 30 | Biotechnologies and Their Perception in India with Dr. Julia Freeman: How Can We Best Utilize this Technology, and What’s Stopping Us?

Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/stemcast-mcgill-igem-6511088/stemcast-episode-30-biotechnologies-and-their-perception-in-india-with-dr-julia-freeman-how-can-we-best-utilize-this-technology-and-what-s-stopping-us
Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/stemcast-mcgill-igem-6511088/stemcast-episode-30-biotechnologies-and-their-perception-in-india-with-dr-julia-freeman-how-can-we-best-utilize-this-technology-and-what-s-stopping-us.md
Podcast: [STEMcast - McGill iGEM](https://stenobird.com/podcast/stemcast-mcgill-igem-6511088)
Published: 2025-06-01T15:36:37+00:00
Episode link: https://rss.com/podcasts/stemcast/2054042
Audio file: https://content.rss.com/episodes/14010/2054042/stemcast/2025_06_01_14_14_35_f4a14da0-5502-4da8-b112-a138fa6d01ea.mp3
Processing state: not_requested
JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/stemcast-mcgill-igem-6511088/episodes/stemcast-episode-30-biotechnologies-and-their-perception-in-india-with-dr-julia-freeman-how-can-we-best-utilize-this-technology-and-what-s-stopping-us
Duration seconds: 2560

## Resource

On this episode of STEMcast, Dr. Julia Freeman walks us through her experience working with farmers in India to understand the impact that modern biotechnology is having on both a personal and industrial level. She explains that biotech has more complicated questions associated with it than what most sensationalist coverage about it (both pro- and anti-biotech) makes apparent. Where is biotech a solution, and where does it need legislative protection? How to protect farmers health and economic well-being while taking advantage of these technologies? Are farmers choosing these seeds, or is biotech being forced upon them? Hear an on-field perspective in this episode of STEMcast.

## Actions

- request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/stemcast-mcgill-igem-6511088/episodes/stemcast-episode-30-biotechnologies-and-their-perception-in-india-with-dr-julia-freeman-how-can-we-best-utilize-this-technology-and-what-s-stopping-us/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.
- read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/stemcast-mcgill-igem-6511088/stemcast-episode-30-biotechnologies-and-their-perception-in-india-with-dr-julia-freeman-how-can-we-best-utilize-this-technology-and-what-s-stopping-us.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource.

A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed.

## Transcript

Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.