Cell Podcast

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October 2010: Neurogenetics and cellular stress Oct 21, 2010

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Hear how human genetics is transforming neuroscience (0:55), understand how sphingolipids are key signaling molecules during development(16:34), and learn about a critical interaction in noncanonical Wnt signaling (25:34).

September 2010: The genetic basis of night blindness, microRNAs in regulatory T cells, and the mating habits of songbirds Sep 23, 2010

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Learn how a sodium-calcium exchanger helps humans see in the dark (0:42), understand why one microRNA is critical for stopping autoimmune attacks in mice (7:43), and hear how light pollution is coercing some songbirds to cheat on their mates (13:21).

August 2010: Muscle wasting, gut regeneration, and brain metabolism Aug 26, 2010

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Hear about a strategy to reverse the muscle wasting that accompanies cancer (00:55), learn about a kinase that is a key regulator of gut regeneration (07:42), and find out about new insights into brain metabolism (14:02).

July 2010: Matrix metalloproteinases, functions of telomere DNA sequences, and fighting bacterial infections with diacyl glycerol Jul 29, 2010

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Learn how matrix metalloproteinases are involved in Huntington's disease (00:50), hear about the functions of telomere DNA sequences (9:46), and learn how the lipid diacyl glycerol helps to fight bacterial infection (16:13).

June 2010: Reprogramming fibroblasts, Alzheimer's and autophagy, and neatly-folded DNA Jun 23, 2010

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Learn about a key step in the reprogramming of fibroblasts to induced pluripotent stem cells (00:49), hear about an unexpected connection between Alzheimer's disease and autophagy (10:44) and learn how our DNA stays neatly folded (18:44).

May 2010: How the flu virus mobilizes immune cells, dendritic cells, and SAGA May 26, 2010

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Hear how the influenza virus mobilizes immune cells, learn about the peripatetic habits of dendritic cells, and hear about the structure of a large transcription factor called SAGA.

April 2010: Inhibiting the effects of ricin, type 1 diabetes, and brown fat Apr 22, 2010

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Hear about two new inhibitors that block the toxin ricin, keep up to date with the latest research news about type 1 diabetes (10:13), and learn how brown fat can keep you thin (16.40).

March 2010: Optogenetics tools, connecting social behaviour to neural circuitry, and addicted ovarian cancer cells Mar 25, 2010

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Hear how social behaviors are connected to neural circuitry (0:54), learn how optogenetics tools track the activity of neuronal populations in animals (12:38), and learn about ovarian cancer cells that are addicted to the ERBB3 oncogene.

February 2010: Archeogenetics, a versatile transcription elongation factor, and an oncoprotein involved in leukemia Feb 25, 2010

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Learn about the earliest journeys of our ancestors revealed by archaeogenetics (0:50), a versatile transcription elongation factor with several key functions in the cell (11:12) and an oncoprotein and its many partners, which are involved in leukemia (16:21).

January 2010: Youthful yeast cells, mosquitoes' mating songs, and slim fruit flies Jan 28, 2010

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Learn about daughter yeast cells that retain the fountain of youth (0:48), how a singing contest helps mosquitoes find the ideal mate (8:22), and a nuclear receptor that keeps fruit flies slim (13:51).

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