Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchYour DNA Sequence, Benefits and Risks
Episode 285
Your DNA contains all of the information that makes you, you. With increasing understanding of the genetic basis of disease, the information in every…
5 years, 1 month ago
Combating Vaccine Hesitancy
Episode 284
The COVID19 vaccines were produced in record time, an amazing feat. However, additional challenges have been revealed in their distribution. Perhaps…
5 years, 2 months ago
Misinformation vs. An Honest Conversation
Episode 283
This week’s podcast is a dissection of another popular podcast that features self-proclaimed experts in genetic engineering (familiarly GMO), and the…
5 years, 2 months ago
An App to Identify On-Target Gene Editing Variation
Episode 282
At its core, gene editing works to break gene function by creating errors in a DNA sequence at a specific location. The process works by creating a p…
5 years, 2 months ago
COVID19 Testing and Personal Cancer Screenings
Episode 281
One of the major failures of addressing the COVID19 pandemic is the breakdown of testing. The NFL and White House were able to maintain business as…
5 years, 2 months ago
Greenpeace Beginnings, and Golden Rice
Episode 280
Dr. Patrick Moore was a founding member of Greenpeace. In the years past its inception he worked tirelessly on ecological issues. Over time, he saw t…
5 years, 3 months ago
New Technology to Save Bananas
Episode 279
Bananas and other tropical crops have tremendous value, not just to farmers in the Developing World, but also as products that are enjoyed widely in …
5 years, 3 months ago
Gene Editing and Recovery from Radiation
Episode 278
Radiation is a natural energy that constantly bombards us. At the same time we have harnessed its power for medical imaging, therapeutics, energy an…
5 years, 3 months ago
SARS-CoV2: Immune Response and RNA Vaccines
Episode 277
The story of biotechnology’s response to the pandemic is an amazing one, and we continue coverage of these events as they arise. Today guest host Dr.…
5 years, 3 months ago
Amazing Products from Algae
Episode 276
Algae efficiently convert carbon dioxide into oils, and they are now being bred to generate a suite of compounds that may be synthesized into fuel an…
5 years, 4 months ago