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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.

Futures in Biotech

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September 1st, 2007

Futures in Biotech 22: The Marathon Mouse

Host: Marc Pelletier

Guest: Dr. Ron Evans, Professor and the March of Dimes Chair in Molecular and Developmental Biology, Salk Institute.

In this episode, Dr. Evans talks about science in a very pure sense and explains his approach to asking the right questions. This can truly make or break a scientist. He also talks about the great experience and people he has met while working at the Salk Institute, his pioneering work on cloning the growth hormone gene, and lastly, how his discoveries have led to the engineering the Marathon Mouse -the first example of the metabolic engineering of endurance.

Imagine having the conditioning and fat burning metabolism of a long distance runner without exercise (or for those that can't exercise), or on the other side the coin, being able to run long distances without prior training... Most importantly here, the Marathon Mouse provides proof-of-concept that metabolism can be controlled, and the potential medical benefits seem almost countless.

Some interesting links:

Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Life in the lab
'Exercise Pill'

Our two books of the week are My Life with the Chimpanzees by Jane Goodall AND The Genome War: How Craig Venter Tried to Capture the Code of Life and Save the World by James Shreeve. 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

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