Podcast Episodes
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Episode 255
Florida is the canary in the coalmine for mosquito-transmitted disease in the USA. The Florida Keys are especially vulnerable. Traffic through this…
5 years, 8 months ago
Penguin Genomics and Adaptation
Episode 254
Penguins are charismatic, flightless, diving birds. While typically associated only with Antarctica, their center of origin, radiation and speciatio…
5 years, 9 months ago
The Race to the COVID19 mRNA Vaccine
Episode 253
Most experts agree that the COVID19 pandemic will not end until a vaccine is available. But traditionally, vaccines take a decade to develop and tes…
5 years, 9 months ago
Prions: Infectious Proteins
Episode 252
A number of strange, devastating and lethal diseases are caused by prions. The most famous of these disorders in animals is Bovine Spongiform Encelap…
5 years, 9 months ago
The Bull that (probably) Sires Mostly Bulls
Episode 251
Male cattle (bulls) convert feed calories to weight gain more efficiently than females (cows). If more bulls could be put into beef production, the …
5 years, 9 months ago
The Unfortunate Casualties of an Anti-Biotech Attack
Episode 250
In 2001 the Earth Liberation Front bombed the office of Dr. Toby Bradshaw at the University of Washington. The damage was massive, especially toward…
5 years, 10 months ago
Circadian Clocks
Episode 249
Most organisms on earth evolved under constant intervals of light and darkness. The regular intervals led to the evolution of internal clocks that ar…
5 years, 10 months ago
DNA Demystified
Episode 248
Dr. Alan McHughen has been a leader in biotechnology education for decades, and has served in public academic research as well as an advisor to the S…
5 years, 10 months ago
A Science-Based Glyphosate Documentary
Episode 247
The documentary space is littered with videos that misrepresent science, especially around agriculture. Dr. Hidde Boersma is a trained scientist that…
5 years, 10 months ago
Gene Editing in Species Conservation
Episode 246
Analysis of populations of animals can be problematic, especially when individuals of different species share similar visual characteristics. Dr. Mel…
5 years, 10 months ago