Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchNovel Solutions for Chronic Kidney Disease -Dr. Andrew King
Episode 396
The kidney is one of the organs necessary to filter blood, composed of tiny functional units that separate waste products from molecules the body sho…
3 years, 3 months ago
Synthetic Circuits in Plant Biology - Dr. James Lloyd
Episode 395
Plant biologists use a set of tools to modulate gene expression. The well-established set of molecular switches are rather crude, with limited contro…
3 years, 3 months ago
The Uphill Battle Against Scientific Disinformation - Dr. Lonni Besançon
Episode 394
Scientists are encouraged to step into the public conversation around controversial work, especially when that work seems to deliberately misinform, …
3 years, 4 months ago
How AI Has Changed the Business of Drug Discovery - Dr. Michael Zaiac
Episode 393
The companies on the front edge of pharmaceutical development have identified the value of massive data sets in the future of drug design. Ironically…
3 years, 4 months ago
Renewing This Old Brain - Dr. Jean Hebert
Episode 392
As we age, the brain undergoes changes that lead to various disorders that affect physical ability and mental acuity. There are many processes at pla…
3 years, 4 months ago
Countering Livestock mRNA Vaccine Disinformation - Drs. Alison Van Eenennaam and Terry Lehenbauer
Episode 391
The COVID pandemic accelerated development of a new class of vaccines. This class, called mRNA vaccines, allows ease in manufacture, rapid response t…
3 years, 4 months ago
The Changing Biotech Business and Big Data Ecosystem - Dr. Jeffrey Reid, Regeneron
Episode 390
In a rapidly changing technology environment, how do established businesses tackle smart growth and continue transformative change? In this special …
3 years, 5 months ago
Science Controversies in Social Media - Dr. Liza Dunn
Episode 389
In this episode Dr. Kevin Folta shares a spontaneous conversation with Dr. Liza Dunn. Dr. Dunn is an emergency medicine physician with a specialty in…
3 years, 5 months ago
Biotech Potatoes and Food Security - Dr. David Douches
Episode 388
The potato is a world food staple, yet it is constantly threated by fungal and viral pathogens in all of its growing regions. Farmers combat these pr…
3 years, 5 months ago
Students Against Misinformation -Special Episode-
Episode 387
Whereas we used to be challenged with finding information, today we are flooded with information, and our job has switched to vetting it's merits. Th…
3 years, 5 months ago