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November 17th, 2009

Futures in Biotech 49: Brain-Machine Interfaces

Dr. Justin Sanchez walks us through the technology of brain machine interfaces.

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November 2nd, 2009

Futures in Biotech 48: Sequencing an Ocean's Genome

Dr. Delong discusses the use of metagenomics to understand microbial life in the Pacific Ocean.

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September 28th, 2009

Futures in Biotech 47: Genetic Engineering in the 21st Century

Dr. Oliver Smithies discusses the present and future of genetic engineering

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September 8th, 2009

Futures in Biotech 46: Towards Computers That Think

An interview with Dr. Terrence Sejnowski about theoretical and computational biology and neurobiology.

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July 26th, 2009

Futures in Biotech 45: How To Make A Mouse

Marc talks with Dr. Oliver Smithies, 2007 Nobel Laureate, and father of mammalian genetic engineering.

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June 29th, 2009

Futures in Biotech 44: Cogito Ergo Sum by fMRI

Looking directly into the human mind with fMRI technology.

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May 31st, 2009

Futures in Biotech 43: Temporal Alien Mammoth Overlords

From wooly mammoths, to cybernetics, and controlling your computer with your brain, a panel discusses the recent big stories in bioscience.

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August 21st, 2007

Futures in Biotech 21: Science Versus Cancer with Dr. Evangelos Michelakis

Host: Marc Pelletier

Guest: Dr. Evangelos Michelakis, MD, FACC, FAHA

Our guest, Dr. E. Michelakis, published an extremely interesting paper on how a very inexpensive drug called DCA, could potentially tackle multiple forms cancer including lung, brain, and breast cancer. Otherwise known as dichlororoacetate, it has been used for decades to treat the metabolic disorder Lactic Acidosis and other inherited mitochondrial metabolic diseases. It can seemingly switch the unique metabolism of cancer cells back to normal - triggering a process referred to as Apoptosis - a form of programmed cell death. This is an AMAZING science versus cancer story - BUT:

Please listen to the disclaimer at the end of the show, I did keet the tape rolling and our discussion moved towards the potential missuse of DCA outside the context of clinical trials. So again - really - please listen to Dr. Michelakis' final comments if your thinking of using DCA.

Some interesting links:

Official University of Alberta DCA Website
DONATIONS
Dr. Michelakis' paper in Cancer Cell
Scientific Review: “Metabolic Targeting as an Anti-cancer Strategy; Dawn of a New Era?”

Our book of the week, reviewed by Dr. Ginger Campbell from the Brain Science Podcast, is A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson. For your free audio book visit Audible.com/Biotech.

Thanks to Cachefly for providing the bandwidth for this netcast.

Also thanks to Philippe Pelletier and Will Hall for the great opening and closing themes AND Matthew McInerney for the cool FiB Desktops.

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