Cell Podcast

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December 2009: Interviews with this year's Nobel Laureates, Dr. Elizabeth Blackburn and Dr. Venki Ramakrishnan Dec 10, 2009

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Dr. Emilie Marcus talks with two of this year's Nobel Laureates, Dr. Elizabeth Blackburn and Dr. Venki Ramakrishnan about their groundbreaking research on telomeres (1:04) and the ribosome (14:29), respectively. Learn about the connection between two major molecular players in Alzheimer's disease (29:15).

November 2009: Membrane trafficking in cells and regulation in breast cancer cells Nov 19, 2009

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Learn about two new studies identifying a protein complex that helps with intracellular membrane trafficking (start 0:47) and hear how a key cell-cycle regulator that is overexpressed in breast cancer cells is itself regulated (9:35).

October 2009: How the influenza virus outwits the host immune system, why our ancestors took up farming, and what fruit fly memories are really made of Oct 22, 2009

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Learn about a clever way that the influenza virus outwits the host immune system (start 0:47), hear why our ancestors abandoned hunting and fishing and took up farming instead (8:55), and discover what fruit fly memories are really made of (start 13:05).

September 2009: The mysteries of sleep, the regulation of clock genes and circadian rhythms, and breast cancer risks Sep 24, 2009

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Unravel the enduring mysteries of why we sleep (start 0:52), learn about the regulation of clock genes and circadian rhythms (9:45), and hear about a study that identifies rare variants associated with breast cancer risk (start 15:42).

August 2009: An X-chromosome variant that protects against AIDS progression, a microRNA linking normal and cancer stem cells, and how cells move in the worm embryo Aug 27, 2009

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Learn about an X chromosome variant that protects against the progression of AIDS (start 0:50), hear about a microRNA that is decreased in both normal and cancer stem cells (start 8:08), and learn about migrating cells in the worm embryo (start 17:08).

July 2009: How cancer cells evade detection, genes that keep the genome stable, and new therapeutic targets fortreating tuberculosis Jul 30, 2009

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Learn how cancer cells evade detection by macrophages (start 0:46), hear about a screen for genes that keep the genome stable (start 10:37) and new therapeutic targets for treating tuberculosis (start 16:12).

June 2009: Repairing damaged lung tissue, halting liver tumor growth, and RNA as a drug target Jun 18, 2009

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Learn how stem cells can repair damaged lung tissue (start 1:04), how delivery of a microRNA to liver tumors in mice halts tumor growth (start 10:25), and why RNA could be a useful drug target (start 18:41).

May 2009: Regulatory T cells, developing insulin resistance associated with obesity, and bladder epithelium regeneration after infection with e. coli May 21, 2009

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Learn how bladder epithelium regenerates after infection (0:53) and which amino acids are involved in developing insulin resistance (9:50). Hear the latest news about regulatory T cells (14:37).

April 2009: Using stem cell therapy to treat heart disease, a key player in the production of Th17 cells, and a microRNA's role in regulating fly development Apr 23, 2009

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Learn about a microRNA that confers robustness on the pathways regulating fly development (start 0:50), the cytokine interleukin-1 which acts as a key player in the production of Th17 cells (start 10:23) and using stem cell therapy to treat heart disease (start 15:22).

March 2009: An unexpected pro-apoptotic role for the retinoblastoma tumor suppressor, a cytoplasmic filter in neurons, and a mechanism involved in the oxidative stress response in yeast Mar 26, 2009

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Learn about an unexpected pro-apoptotic role for the retinoblastoma tumor suppressor (start 1:22), a cytoplasmic filter in neurons (start 9:35) and an intricate molecular interaction that underpins the oxidative stress response in yeast (start 17:13).

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