Futures in Biotech (Video)

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Futures in Biotech (Video)

Explore the world of cloning, protein folding, genome mapping, and more with the most important researchers in the field.Although the show is no longer in production at TWiT, you can enjoy episodes from the TWiT Archives.

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    FiB 91: 6 PhDs Piled High and Deep

    In this episode of Futures in Biotech, we talk about the Frontiers of Biotechnology - where the line between science and sci-fi are beginning to blur. Host: Marc Pelletier Guests: George Farr, Ph.D., Mark Gerstein, David Thomas, Justin Sanchez, Ph.D, and Simon Melov, PhD Thanks to Phil Pelletier and Will Hall for the great themes. Thanks to CacheFly for providing the bandwidth for this netcast.

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    FiB 90: In-Silico Models of Organ Morphogenesis

    In this episode of Futures in Biotech, Dr. Celeste Nelson, from Princeton University, explores the fundamental mechanisms of organ morphogenesis. Host: Marc Pelletier Co-Host: Andre Nantel, Ph.D Guest: Dr. Celeste Nelson, Ph.D. Thanks to Phil Pelletier and Will Hall for the great themes. Thanks to CacheFly for providing the bandwidth for this netcast. Sponsor: Ford Technology

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    FiB 89: Towards Curing Malaria With Dr. Elizabeth Winzeler

    Dr. Elizabeth Winzeler describes her approaches to drug discovery in an effort to tackle Malaria. Host: Marc Pelletier Guest: Dr. Elizabeth Winzeler, Ph.D. Thanks to Phil Pelletier and Will Hall for the great themes. Thanks to CacheFly for providing the bandwidth for this netcast. Sponsor: Ford

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    FiB 88: Cogito, Ergo Sum... Multitasking?

    How understanding our mind will shape our futures with Dr. Adam Gazzaley. Host: Marc Pelletier Co-Host: Dave Brodbeck, Ph.D Guest: Adam Gazzaley Thanks to Phil Pelletier and Will Hall for the great themes. Thanks to CacheFly for providing the bandwidth for this netcast. Sponsor: Ford

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    FiB 87: Anti-Matter Message in a Magnetic Bottle

    We talk with Jeffrey Hangst about the successful trapping of anti-hydrogen to hopefully answer some of our most important questions about the universe. Host: Marc Pelletier Guest: Jeffrey Hangst Thanks to Phil Pelletier and Will Hall for the great themes. Thanks to CacheFly for providing the bandwidth for this netcast.

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    FiB 86: Biomasses for the Masses

    Changing an Amish farm in Ohio into an energy source solution for modern times. Host: Marc Pelletier Guests: Jon Griswold, Matthew J. Griswold, CFA, and Mark Griswold Thanks to Phil Pelletier and Will Hall for the great themes. Thanks to CacheFly for providing the bandwidth for this netcast.

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    FiB 85: Modeling Life With the World's Most Powerful Computer System

    Dr. Vijay Pande, Stanford's Director of Folding@Home, details how the world's most powerful system models Alzheimer's and other human diseases. Host: Marc Pelletier Guest: Vijay S. Pande Thanks to Phil Pelletier and Will Hall for the great themes. Thanks to CacheFly for providing the bandwidth for this netcast.

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    FiB 83: Bioinformatics: Essential Gene Names Skewed in a Network of Blame

    Dr. Mark Gerstein from Yale University explains the essence of life through network theory. Here you can find an important podcast: Biological Network Analysis Host: Marc Pelletier Guest: Mark Gerstein Thanks to Phil Pelletier and Will Hall for the great themes. Thanks to CacheFly for providing the bandwidth for this netcast.

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    FiB 82: Bionic Brain Symbionts: The Next Phage of Human Slurry

    We discuss everything from symbiotic devices to human proteome phage to the race between transcription and translation, genetics gone wild. Host: Marc Pelletier Guests: Andre Nantel, Ph.D and Justin Sanchez, Ph.D Thanks to Phil Pelletier and Will Hall for the great themes. Thanks to CacheFly for providing the bandwidth for this netcast.

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    FiB 81: Worm Research: The Buck Starts Here

    Dr. Gordon Lithgow bridges the science of protein folding and life extension. Host: Marc Pelletier Co-Host: Simon Melov, PhD Guest: Gordon Lithgow, Ph.D. Thanks to Phil Pelletier and Will Hall for the great themes. Thanks to CacheFly for providing the bandwidth for this netcast.

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    FiB 80: Light Up the Brain

    Using optogenetics to study learning and cognition. Host: Marc Pelletier Co-Host: Dave Brodbeck, Ph.D Guest: Dr. Ann M. Graybiel Thanks to Phil Pelletier and Will Hall for the great themes. Thanks to CacheFly for providing the bandwidth for this netcast.

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    FiB 79: Oceans 20

    The Test Run, the technology that will transition us into the next era of medicine. Host: Marc Pelletier Co-Host: Mark Gerstein Guest: Dr. Tommy Nilsson Thanks to Phil Pelletier and Will Hall for the great themes. Thanks to CacheFly for providing the bandwidth for this netcast.

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    FiB 78: TWiV Infects FiB

    It's a science mashup. FiB and TWiV together for one big show. Hosts: Marc Pelletier and Vincent Racaniello, Ph.D Guests: Dickson D. Despommier, Ph.D., Alan Dove, Ph.D, and Richard Condit, Ph.D Thanks to Phil Pelletier and Will Hall for the great themes. Thanks to CacheFly for providing the bandwidth for this netcast.

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    FiB 77: How The Environment and A Single Protein Influence Evolution

    How the environment and a single protein influence evolution. Host: Marc Pelletier Guests: Dr. Susan Lindquist and Daniel Jarosz, Ph.D. Thanks to Phil Pelletier and Will Hall for the great themes. Thanks to CacheFly for providing the bandwidth for this netcast.

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    FiB 76: It's Time To Proteo Me

    How mass spectrometry has become one of the most important technologies in our move toward personalized medicine. Hosts: Marc Pelletier and Vincent Racaniello, Ph.D Guest: Ruedi Aebersold Sponsored by: Synergy 1. Thanks to Phil Pelletier and Will Hall for the great themes. Thanks to CacheFly for providing the bandwidth for this netcast.

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    FiB 75: It's Time To Start the Human Proteome

    The move to the Human Proteome is the next big transition in modern medicine. Host: Marc Pelletier Guests: Dr. John Bergeron and Dr. Tommy Nilsson Sponsored by: Synergy 1. Thanks to Phil Pelletier and Will Hall for the great themes. Thanks to CacheFly for providing the bandwidth for this netcast.

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    FiB 74: Cancer and Aging: Rival Demons with Dr. Judith Campisi

    Dr. Judith Campisi's scientific investigations are at the nexus between cancer and aging. She seeks to better understand how cellular senescence contributes to the pathophysiology of aging. Host: Marc Pelletier Guests: Simon Melov, PhD and Dr. Judith Campisi, Ph.D. Sponsored by: Synergy 1. Thanks to Phil Pelletier and Will Hall for the great themes. Thanks to CacheFly for providing the bandwidth for this netcast.

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    FiB 73: The New Science of Aging

    We will discuss the biotech of life extension with the scientist that discovered the Sirtuan family of genes. Host: Marc Pelletier Guest: Simon Melov, PhD Thanks to Phil Pelletier and Will Hall for the great themes. Thanks to CacheFly for providing the bandwidth for this netcast.

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    FiB 72: A Four Billion Year Old Social Network

    How controlling bacterial behavior may lead to a new class of urgently needed antibiotics. Host: Marc Pelletier Guest: Dr. Bonnie Bassler Sponsored by: Synergy 1. Thanks to Phil Pelletier and Will Hall for the great themes. Thanks to CacheFly for providing the bandwidth for this netcast.

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    FiB 71: Genomics, Proteomics, Cellular Immunity, and Anti-Matter

    The '1000 Genome Project', 'Billion Dollar Human Proteome', viral killing proteins, and capturing anti-matter. Hosts: Marc Pelletier, Vincent Racaniello, Ph.D, and Andre Nantel, Ph.D Co-Host: George Farr, Ph.D. Guest: Mark Gerstein Sponsored by: Synergy 1. Thanks to Phil Pelletier and Will Hall for the great themes. Thanks to CacheFly for providing the bandwidth for this netcast.

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    FiB 70: SBIR Funding: The Business of Science

    How to fund the development of your own technology through SBIR funding. Host: Marc Pelletier Guest: Lisa Kurek For a free audiobook, visit Audible.com/biotech. Thanks to Phil Pelletier and Will Hall for the great themes. Thanks to CacheFly for providing the bandwidth for this netcast.

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    FiB 69: The Power of Yeast Genetics

    Looking at one of the most powerful genetic model systems, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, with Malcolm Whiteway, Ph.D NRC-CNRC Group leader for Biotechnology Research institute, National Research Council of Canada, Montreal. Hosts: Marc Pelletier and Vincent Racaniello, Ph.D Guest: Malcolm Whiteway, Ph.D For a free audiobook, visit Audible.com/biotech. Thanks to Phil Pelletier and Will Hall for the great themes. Thanks to CacheFly for providing the bandwidth for this netcast.

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    FiB 68: Rats Will Inherit the Earth

    How studying mammalian biological history can help us better understand ourselves. Host: Marc Pelletier Guest: Darin Croft, Ph.D For a free audiobook, visit Audible.com/biotech. Thanks to Phil Pelletier and Will Hall for the great themes. Thanks to CacheFly for providing the bandwidth for this netcast.

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    FiB 67: Triceratopping Egg Mountain

    Dinosaur hunting with the man who inspired Jurassic Park, Dr. Jack Horner, curator of Paleontology at the Museum of the Rockies and Montana State University Regents' Professor of Paleontology. Host: Marc Pelletier Guest: Dr. Jack Horner For a free audiobook, visit Audible.com/biotech. Thanks to Phil Pelletier and Will Hall for the great themes. Thanks to CacheFly for providing the bandwidth for this netcast.

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    FiB 66: The Homebrew Genomics Club

    A first hand account on the genesis of the Human Genome Project with our guest, Dr. David Botstein, Director of the Lewis-Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics at Princeton University. Hosts: Marc Pelletier and Andre Nantel, Ph.D Guest: Dr. David Botstein For a free audiobook, visit Audible.com/biotech. Thanks to Phil Pelletier and Will Hall for the great themes. Thanks to CacheFly for providing the bandwidth for this netcast.

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    FiB 65: Tackling Genetic Disease

    Progress in molecular biology and the latest strategies for tackling genetic disease. Our guest is David Thomas, professor and chair, Department of Biochemistry, McGill University; Canada Research Chair in Molecular Genetics. Hosts: Marc Pelletier and Dave Brodbeck, Ph.D Guest: David Thomas For a free audiobook, visit Audible.com/biotech. Thanks to Phil Pelletier and Will Hall for the great themes. Thanks to CacheFly for providing the bandwidth for this netcast.

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    FiB 64: The Future Is Viral

    Five scientists, George Farr, Mark Griswold, Dave Brodbeck, Vincent Racaniello and David Thomas, discuss their hopes and aspirations for biotechnology in a post-genomics era. Host: Marc Pelletier Guests: George Farr, Ph.D., Mark Griswold, Dave Brodbeck, Ph.D, Vincent Racaniello, Ph.D, and David Thomas For a free audiobook, visit Audible.com/biotech. Thanks to Phil Pelletier and Will Hall for the great themes. Thanks to CacheFly for providing the bandwidth for this netcast.

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    FiB 63: How to Use a Mouse

    Nobel Laureate Dr. Mario Capecchi teaches us how to use a mouse to dissect the human genome and understand disease. Our guest is Mario Capecchi, Ph.D., distinguished Professor of Human Genetics and Biology at the University of Utah and investigator with the Howard Hughes Medical Institute Host: Marc Pelletier Guest: Mario Capecchi, Ph.D. For a free audiobook, visit Audible.com/biotech. Thanks to Phil Pelletier and Will Hall for the great themes. Thanks to CacheFly for providing the bandwidth for this netcast.

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    FiB 61: One Heart Beat Away

    Tackling problems of the heart with biotechnology. Our guest is Julian Stelzer, Assistant Professor of Physiology and Biophysics, Case Western Reserve University Host: Marc Pelletier Guest: Julian E. Stelzer, PhD For a free audiobook, visit Audible.com/biotech. Thanks to Phil Pelletier and Will Hall for the great themes. Thanks to CacheFly for providing the bandwidth for this netcast.

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    FiB 60: Do You Come to This Cave Often?

    Primate face recognition, new cure for HVC, genetic base change, neanderthals and humans, and more. Host: Marc Pelletier Guests: Dave Brodbeck, Ph.D, Andre Nantel, Ph.D, Vincent Racaniello, Ph.D, and George Farr, Ph.D. For a free audiobook, visit Audible.com/biotech. Thanks to Phil Pelletier and Will Hall for the great themes. Thanks to CacheFly for providing the bandwidth for this netcast.

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    FiB 58: Vertical Farms and Much, Much More With Dick Despommier

    Feeding the world with indoor vertical farming. Our guest is Dickson D. Despommier, Ph.D., Professor of Microbiology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY. Host of This Week in Virology; Host of This Week in Parasitism. Hosts: Marc Pelletier and Vincent Racaniello, Ph.D Guest: Dickson D. Despommier, Ph.D. For a free audiobook, visit Audible.com/biotech. Thanks to Phil Pelletier and Will Hall for the great themes. Thanks to CacheFly for providing the bandwidth for this netcast.

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    FiB 57: Mechanisms of Non-Mendelian Inheritance in Evolution

    How prion proteins can act in non-mendelian inheritance, or evolution without DNA. Our guests are Susan Lindquist, Ph.D., professor of biology at MIT and investigator of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Simon Alberti, group leader at the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, and Randal Halfmann, a grad student in Dr. Lindquist's lab at MIT Host: Marc Pelletier Co-Host: George Farr, Ph.D. Guests: Dr. Susan Lindquist and Simon Alberti For a free audiobook, visit Audible.com/biotech. Thanks to Phil Pelletier and Will Hall for the great themes. Thanks to CacheFly for providing the bandwidth for this netcast.

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    FiB 56: New Antiviral Strategies with Karla Kirkegaard

    A look into RNA viruses and more with Dr. Karla Kirkegaard, professor and chair of the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at the Stanford University School of Medicine. Hosts: Marc Pelletier and Vincent Racaniello, Ph.D Guest: Dr. Karla Kirkegaard For a free audiobook, visit Audible.com/biotech. Thanks to Phil Pelletier and Will Hall for the great themes. Thanks to CacheFly for providing the bandwidth for this netcast.

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    FiB 55: Ultra Low Power Bioelectronics, Part 2

    Dr. Rahul Sarpeshkar, Ph.D., associate professor, of electrical engineering and computer science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, talks about how to improve electronic systems using biologically inspired design. Host: Marc Pelletier Guests: Justin Sanchez, Ph.D and Rahul Sarpeshkar, Ph.D. Thanks to Phil Pelletier and Will Hall for the great themes. Thanks to CacheFly for providing the bandwidth for this netcast.

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Explore the world of cloning, protein folding, genome mapping, and more with the most important researchers in the field.Although the show is no longer in production at TWiT, you can enjoy episodes from the TWiT Archives.

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