Podcasts
SciFri 072911 Hour 1: Project Nim, Nature-Inspired Materials, Video Pick
July 29, 2011 1:41 pm | CommentsA documentary about a controversial chimp language experiment, trying to learn from how nature assembles materials, and trip to a green roof.
SciFri 072211 Hour 2: Summer Science Road Trip, Anatomy of Addiction book
July 24, 2011 9:51 pm | CommentsYour tips for a sciency summer vacation, the cocaine habits of Freud and Halsted.
SciFri 072211 Hour 1: Stem Cells and Heart Tissue, Wild Life of Our Bodies, Bananas, Video Pick
July 22, 2011 11:49 am | CommentsA trial of stem cells for repairing heart attack damage, how the organisms that share our world have shaped us, a potential bananapocalypse, and a video about cilia.
SciFri 071511 Hour 2: Editing the Genome, Google Plus, Weeds
July 17, 2011 10:52 pm | CommentsSearch-and-replace on bacterial DNA, a new social network from Google, and the bane of the backyard gardener: weeds.
Futures in Biotech 84: Biotech - Hot in Cleveland
July 15, 2011 2:48 pm | CommentsHost: Marc Pelletier Baiju Shah, President & CEO of BioEnterprise, explains how to transform a regional economy into a thriving biotechnological innovation center. Guest: Baiju Shah, J.D. We invite you to read, add to, and amend our show notes. Comments and suggestions on Futures in...
SciFri 071511 Hour 1: Drug-Resistant Gonorrhea, Webb Telescope Funding, Light Bulbs
July 15, 2011 11:43 am | CommentsMulti-drug resistant strain of gonorrhea, funding for the successor to the Hubble, and a look at efficiency and lighting.
SciFri 070811 Hour 2: San Antonio Energy, Rock Art
July 10, 2011 9:35 pm | CommentsShifting to a more renewable energy economy, looking at prehistoric rock art.
Futures in Biotech 83: Bioinformatics: Essential Gene names Skewed in a Network of Blame(3)
July 8, 2011 5:40 pm | CommentsHost: Marc Pelletier Dr. Mark Gerstein from Yale University explains the essence of life through network theory. Guest: Mark Gerstein . And here you can find an important podcast: Biological Network Analysis We invite you to read, add to, and amend our show notes. Comments and...
SciFri 070811 Hour 1: Science of Beef, Longhorn DNA, Compost
July 8, 2011 12:38 pm | CommentsUsing science to raise the perfect porterhouse, the gentics of the iconic longhorn cattle, and a video about a composting king.
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July 1, 2011 12:34 pm | CommentsHigh-tech recipes for your summer BBQ, a new book about Sex,
SciFri 062411 Hour 2: Sleep and Hammocks, Robopocalypse, Pervious Pavement, Science Diction: Radio
June 26, 2011 9:37 pm | CommentsYour brain on hammocks, preparing for the robot uprising, greener paving options, and the origins of the word radio.
Futures In Biotech 82: Bionic Brain Symbionts: The Next Phage of Human Slurry
June 24, 2011 2:36 pm | CommentsHost: Marc Pelletier We discuss everything from symbiotic devices to human proteome phage to the race between transcription and translation, genetics gone wild. Guests: Andre Nantel and Justin C. Sanchez, Ph.D. We invite you to read, add to, and amend our show notes. Comments and...
SciFri 061711 Hour 2: Voyager 1, History of Information
June 19, 2011 10:46 pm | CommentsA trip to the outer edge of the solar system, and a look at the history of information and how people interact with it.
Futures in Biotech 81: Worm Research: The Buck Starts Here
June 17, 2011 2:35 pm | CommentsHosts: Marc Pelletier and Simon Melov Dr. Gordon Lithgow bridges the science of protein folding and life extenstion. Guest: Gordon Lithgow, Ph.D., professor at the Buck Institute. We invite you to read, add to, and amend our show notes. Comments and suggestions on Futures in Biotech. Also...
