Cats_Like_Felix

Hello there Dr. Kaku! I remember watching a documentary you made for the BBC on extending life expectancy in humans - do you still follow recent advances in this field and if so, can you tell us what excites you most recently in this particular area?

Thanks for taking the time to answer our questions!

Silence of the Crabs?

Hello! I helped run a stall for the Royal Society of Biology at a science festival last year and we were trying to encourage members of the public to try crickets which had various seasoning added. Very positive response, generally. Entomophagy is a big thing in some parts of the world afterall!

I was hoping to ask if you had plans to sell the cricket flour on its own? Right now I can only seem to source some online, where prices are around £20 for 250g. This is a very expensive purchase for a biology student, do you think it's just a question of growing the market to reduce prices? Are you planning on selling cricket flour yourself in the future? Would rearing crickets in the UK reduce price significantly? Any plans to do that in the future?

p.s. I thought they tasted like sunflower seeds!

Hello Prof. Redfield,

I'm just about to start my third year of undergraduate studies in molecular and cellular biology (MCB) and was wondering what areas within MCB you would pursue if you were in my position? What research in MCB do you believe to have the most potential for expansion, and any further advice you wish you had known before starting on your path towards academia?

As a last question, can I ask why you think genetics is taught poorly currently and what can best be done to rectify the situation?

Thanks in advance for you time!