Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchDr. Shelley McGuire and Gabe Ignetti: Glyphosate in Breast Milk? / Eco-Modernism
Episode 356
This week's podcast has two parts. In the first section University of Idaho lactation specialist Dr. Shelley McGuire discusses the recent paper that …
4 years, 1 month ago
Dr. Erica Barnell: Stool-Based Detection of Colon Cancer
Episode 355
Colorectal cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer death, but is remarkably treatable if caught early. Unfortunately, because of the invasive n…
4 years, 1 month ago
Dr. Scott Franklin: Microalgae - Factories for Improved Polymers
Episode 354
The foundation of many modern consumer products begins with petroleum. Fossil fuels contain the building blocks of higher-complexity polymers, and ar…
4 years, 1 month ago
Joel Rurik: CAR-T Therapies to Reverse Cardiac Fibrosis
Episode 353
Injury to organs frequently results in impaired function due to the formation of scar tissue. Heart attacks and chronic high blood pressure can induc…
4 years, 1 month ago
Dr. Sandra Pritzkow: Prions and Chronic Wasting Disease
Episode 352
Prion disorders are rare neurological diseases where a protein within the nervous system converts to a pathological form. The change in conformation …
4 years, 2 months ago
Dr. Liza Dunn: Biotech, Pesticides, Toxicology and Food
Episode 351
Specific chemistries are used to protect crops from insects, weeds, fungi and other microbes. Legacy issues with some older pesticides led to restric…
4 years, 2 months ago
Dr. Asaf Hellman: Methylation of DNA, Relationship to Disease
Episode 350
Epigenetic regulation of gene expression occurs via many mechanisms. One method is the methylation of regulatory sequences that control the expressi…
4 years, 2 months ago
Dr. Tim Errington: Addressing the Issue of Scientific Reproducibility
Episode 349
Recent reports criticized the lack of reproducibility in scientific publications, and this has profound effects on the public's trust in research res…
4 years, 2 months ago
Dr. Mathias Uhlen: The Human Protein Atlas
Episode 348
Proteins define the structure and function of cells. The human genome encodes tens of thousands of proteins, yet we know surprisingly little about mo…
4 years, 3 months ago
Dr. Dietrich Stephan: New Drugs that Repair Broken Genes
Episode 347
Many diseases do not have cures, yet from deleterious mutations in the genome. Many of these are rare disorders that do not benefit from extensive re…
4 years, 3 months ago