TWiM 185: There’s no moa Moa
- The TWiM team considers the increasing tolerance of Enterococcus to handwash alcohols, and how the study of DNA in ancient dung reveals the diet and parasite burden of extinct New Zealand birds. post
TWiEVO 35: Strawberry sex chromosomes forever
- Nels and Vincent reveal that female-specific DNA associated with sex in strawberries has repeatedly changed its genomic location, possibly linking new genes with sex. post
Immune 12: Systems immunology
- The Immune trifecta explores systems immunology, and its use in a study of immune system development in newborn children. post
TWiV 511: Accessory found guilty in DC
- Ned Landau joins the TWiV team to discuss restriction of HIV replication by SAMHD1, and a viral antagonist that can be used to produce a dendritic cell vaccine. post
TWiP 158: Ant-appetising slime balls
- The TWiP hosts solve the case of the Thai Woman With Red Bumps, and reveal that a master manipulator contacts ant brain tissue to control its behavior. post
BacterioFiles 355: Photon factors favor fancy fuels
- This episode: Engineering yeast to control their metabolism using light and dark for the production of advanced biofuels and chemicals! post
TWiV 510: Retroviruses at Cold Spring Harbor
- Vincent and Dickson travel to the 44th Retrovirus meeting at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratories, where they speak with John Coffin, Stephen Hughes, Ya-Chi Ho, and Matt Takata about the meeting and their work on HIV-1. post
TWiM 184: CRISPR-Cas immune systems
- Sam Sternberg discusses his work on exploring and exploiting CRISPR-Cas immune systems, beginning as a graduate student with Jennifer Doudna, at a biotech start-up, and in his laboratory at Columbia University. post
BacterioFiles 354: Prokaryote Protection Promotes Protein Passing
- This episode: The bacterial immune system, CRISPR-Cas, can enhance gene transfer via transduction (phages carrying bacteria DNA) despite preventing it via conjugation! post
TWiV 509: 41,103 bases under the sea
- The TWiV team considers whether those who can do, can't teach, and newly discovered viruses of planarians and Aplysia with the largest RNA genomes. post
TWiP 157: What a long, strange TWiP it's been
- The TWiP professors solve the case of the Woman With Intracellular Ring Forms, and explore the role of Coxiella and Rickettsia endosymbionts in acquisition of Babesia by ticks. post
BacterioFiles 353: Pathogen Prevents Pathogen Pervasion
- This episode: Some bacteria that can cause pneumonia can prevent other bacteria from doing the same! post
TWiV 508: Bioweapon
- Jens returns to present a brief history of bioweapons, with a focus on the program in the Soviet Union, the largest ever undertaken, and his experience working in the decommissioned Soviet bioweapons laboratory known as Vector. post
TWiM 183: Two symbioses
- The TWiMpeeps discuss two symbioses: a parasitoid bacterium of a heterotrophic protist, and fungal parasites in cicadas. post
BacterioFiles 352: Staphylococcus Stops Skin Swellings
- This episode: A harmless strain of bacteria on the skin produces a compound that can prevent tumors from forming! post
Immune 11: Immunomimetic designer cells
- Cindy and Vincent describe the construction of a gene network that programs mammalian cells to detect and eliminate bacterial infections. post
TWiEVO 34: You don’t know what you’ve got ‘til it’s PON
- Nels and Vincent discuss how the loss of an enzyme in marine mammals millions of years ago now makes them at risk for neurotoxicity caused by human-made organophosphorous pesticides. post
TWiM 182: A micro story with macro implications
- The TWiM hosts reveal how to test antimicrobial susceptibility in less than 30 minutes, and a carbonate-sensitive phytotransferrin in diatoms that controls iron uptake. post
TWiP 156: The parasitic devil is in the details
- The TWiP crew solves the case of the Ecuadorian with Immunodeficiency and Chronic Diarrhea, and discuss oral transmission of Chagas disease in mice. post
TWiEVO 33: Fly by virus
- Nels and Vincent are astounded by the finding of an insect-derived virus in a fungus that manipulates the behavior of flies. post
TWiP 155: Miss Dickson
- Justin joins the TWiP team to solve the case of the Gentleman with B cell Lymphoma, and consider the finding of Dracunculus species in river otters from Arkansas. post
Immune 10: Immune goes viral
- The Immune team travels to the University of Maryland for ASV 2018, where they meet up with Rebecca Lynch to explore her work on broadly neutralizing antibodies against HIV-1. post
Immune 9: Neither mice nor lamprey lie
- The Immune team explores the variable lymphocyte receptors of jawless vertebrates, a system of immunity that parallels the structurally unrelated antibodies of jawed vertebrates. post
TWiEVO 32: Never not neutral
- Matt joins Nels and Vincent to discuss the neutral theory of evolution and its rejection in light of genome-scale data. post
Urban Agriculture 29: Gotham Greens
- Dickson travels to indoor farm Gotham Greens in Brooklyn, New York to speak with Co-founder and CEO Viraj Puri. post
Buckyball viruses
- How to build several types of virus particles using the small, powerful magnets called Buckyballs. post
Urban Agriculture 28: The Vertical Farm Institute
- Daniel joins Dickson and Vincent to talk about the Vertical Farm Institute, which provides advice and planning on the design and construction of indoor farms. post
Urban Agriculture 27: The Next Big Things
- Dickson provides an updates on progress towards establishing long-term, sustainable, local, safe food systems based on indoor farming. post
omega tau 239: The Saturn V Launch Vehicle
- David Woods has a new book out, so of course he has to talk about it on omega tau 🙂 His recent book is about the Saturn V launch vehicle, i.e., this time it is about the rocket, not about the spaceship. In this episode we dive into lots of details that we did not cover in the two Apollo episodes (episodes 83 and 97) — make sure you have listened to those before you listen to this one. post
omega tau 238: Societal Complexity, Part II: Today’s Perspective
- In October 2015, Joseph Tainter was my guest in omega tau 184 to discuss his concept of increasing complexity and eventual collapse of societies. In this episode, our guest Paul Arbair discusses these concepts in the light of today’s rising populism in several countries. The episode is based on two articles Paul wrote on his blog: one on Brexit and one on Trump. post
omega tau 237: Synthesizers
- Late 2016, during a trip to the Netherlands, I visted Rutger Vlek of River Creative Technology in his home studio to record an episode about synthesizers. We talked about the basics of sound generation, various enveloping and filtering techniques, sound design, the different fundamental approaches of sound synthesis, as well as a couple of classic synths. Rutger illustrated lots of approaches with samples from some of his many synthesizers. post
omega tau 236: Space flight software
- Last fall I visited ESTEC, ESA’s space research and technology center. In this first of three episodes, I talk with Maria Hernek, who heads the Flight Software Systems section. We talk about the challenges of space flight software, the development processes used by ESA and its vendors, as well as means of ensuring the required quality attributes. This episode can be seen as a continuation of the conversation with Andreas Wortmann in the OHB episode. post
Public Health United 45: Rush Holt on Science & Politics
- From his earliest days, Dr. Rush Holt has been interested in “how the world works (that’s science) and how people get along (that’s politics).” post
Public Health United 44: Ellis Rubinstein, New York Academy of Sciences President
- Ellis Rubinstein, President of the New York Academy of Sciences, discusses how important it is for young scientists to be involved in AAAS and NYAS, and to not limit membership and activism to just those in their later careers as some other scientific societies do. post
Public Health United 43: Modernizing Science Education With Emily Fisher and Arvin Saleh
- Nina teams up with her Communicating Science student Arvin Saleh and his advisor Dr. Emily Fisher to talk about the wave that’s been hitting undergraduate campuses with the aim of improving how we teach science. post
Public Health United 42: Meghan Moran On Persuasive Communication
- Our latest guest, Dr. Meghan Moran, researches how the tobacco industry uses persuasive messaging on youths and teens–and how public health policy makers can use that knowledge to implement prevention campaigns post
Zika in the guys
- In this episode of Virus Watch, we explore the finding that Zika virus infects the testis of mice, causing damage to the organ, reduced sperm production, and less fertility. The important question: does the same happen in humans? post
Urban Agriculture 26: Green Sense Farms
- Dickson and Vincent speak with Robert Colangelo, founding farmer and CEO of Green Sense Farms, the world's largest commercial indoor vertical farm. post
Cancer Killing Viruses
- Guest host Lynda Coughlan reviews how oncolytic viruses, which specifically kill tumor cells, are designed and how they work. post
Audiommunity 24: The Devil Went Down to...aww, C'mon Matt
- Audiommunity loves Tasmanian devils, so we bite the shit out of them... In this episode, we're talking about a contagious tumor that couldn't happen to a nicer species. No seriously, it really couldn't. Tasmanian devils bite each other on the face to say hello. WTF devils? post
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