Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchTurning Plastic Waste Into Vanilla
Episode 296
We have two major problems. Vanilla is mostly produced in a narrow set of unstable economies and the supply chains are especially vulnerable. There…
5 years, 2 months ago
Evidence of Widespread Gene Transfer
Episode 295
Analysis of massive genomic DNA sequence data indicates that gene transfer between similar species actually happened, and did so at a surprising rat…
5 years, 3 months ago
Widespread GMOs in Nature
Episode 294
One of the major objections to genetic engineering is that a DNA segment is transferred to the crop, and lands in a somewhat random location. That’…
5 years, 3 months ago
Debunking the Disinformation Dozen
Episode 293
Dr. Dan Wilson is a rising star of science communication. His popular YouTube channel Debunk the Funk provides entertaining and evidence-based disse…
5 years, 3 months ago
Peptoids as Therapeutic Tools
Episode 292
Peptides have increasingly emerging roles in cellular signaling and anti-microbial applications. Peptioids are cousins of their active peptide analo…
5 years, 3 months ago
Kleptoplasty and a Solar-Powered Animal
Episode 291
A solar-powered animal? There are species of sea slugs that consume algae, then integrate the chloroplasts into their own digestive cells. There t…
5 years, 4 months ago
Methylation Clocks, Aging and Disease
Episode 290
The basis of aging and long-term degenerative disease have been formidable questions for scientists. Over the last decade several “methylation clocks…
5 years, 4 months ago
The GalSafe Pig and Xenotransplantation
Episode 289
Last week’s episode covered Alpha Gal Syndrome, the tick-induced allergy to beef and pork. The same immunological response could also limit a recipi…
5 years, 4 months ago
Alpha Gal Syndrome
Episode 288
You find a tick on your skin and remove it. The next day you eat a sausage and wind up in the emergency room in anaphylaxis. After that, you can’t…
5 years, 4 months ago
Bioluminescence, Antibiotic Resistance, and Science Communication
Episode 287
Today’s podcast is an interview with New Zealander of the Year Dr. Siouxsie Wiles. Dr. Wiles’ program uses bioluminesence as a marker to follow bact…
5 years, 4 months ago