Guest:
In this episode we welcome Nobel Prize winning scientist, Dr. Harold Varmus. We talk with Dr. Varmus about a range of topics in the realm of biomedical research as a career and the state of NIH funding.
Resources and Links
Motor Skill Learning Requires Active Central Myelination – The production of new myelin in the brain, which is a function of non-neuronal glial cells, may be necessary for motor learning.
A Global Inventory of Lakes Based on High-resolution Satellite Imagery – Researchers were able to accurately count the lakes on earth with high resolution data from satellites.
UCL Research Helps Paralyzed Man to Recover Function – Researchers announced that two years after the cell transplant, a man paralyzed from chest down was able to walk again.
Soda and Cell Aging: Associations between Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Consumption and Leukocyte Telomere Length in Healthy Adults from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys – Research found found that telomeres – protective DNA caps on the end of chromosomes – were shorter in people who reported habitually drinking more fizzy drinks.
Promising Early Success and Safety Results from International Gene Therapy Trial for ‘Bubble Boy’ Disease Reported in New England Journal of Medicine – This article describes a new form of gene therapy for boys with X-linked severe combined immunodeficiency syndrome (SCID-X1), a life-threatening condition also known as “bubble boy” disease.
Manipulating a “Cocaine Engram” in Mice – Researchers examine the precise neural circuits that support the memory of a cocaine-cue association or “cocaine engram” in mice.
Left–Right Dissociation of Hippocampal Memory Processes in Mice – This article shows that hippocampal long-term memory processing is lateralized in mice after investigating the implications of left-right difference in hippocampal function.