Ep 6 - Food and Water

Bright Sparks

Resources - How can Irish research help us utilise and protect our most precious resource; our food and water? Prof. Shane Bergin takes a tour down our waterways learning how we keep them safe from bacteria and disease. From the rivers and the lakes to the sea, Shane discovers the wealth of life and information that can be found within the deep blue, yet with only a small group of researchers across the globe it remains a zone that is vastly unknown to us. Shane also uncovers the role science plays in our farming and food production, and how the way we treat our animals is affecting the food we eat.