Cell Podcast

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February 2009: Melanoma cells eluding signals from a key growth control pathway, how to reprogram cells back to a pluripotent state, and variations in human genes contributing to evolution Feb 26, 2009

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Hear about a new study that reveals how human melanoma cells elude signals from a key growth control pathway, how to reprogram cells back to a pluripotent state, and how variations in human genes possibly contribute to human evolution.

January 2009: Counteracting climate change with glossy crop leaves, leaky nuclei in aging cells, and how the body keeps cholesterol in check Jan 29, 2009

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Hear about a new study that reveals how aging cells end up with leaky nuclei and how the glossy leaves of crop plants may help to counteract global warming. And stay tuned to hear about a study in Cell Metabolism that explains how the body keeps cholesterol synthesis in check.

December 2008: Looking at gene expressions in the brain, the misclassification of the Hawaiian honeyeater, and mutations involved in Diamond-Blackfan anemia Dec 11, 2008

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Hear about "TRAP," a new technique for looking at gene expression in the brain and the curious classification of the Hawaiian honeyeater. You'll also learn about a large-scale screen for mutations involved in Diamond-Blackfan anemia.

September 2008: A hormone to keep you thin, using dendritic cells to make better vaccines, and how your brain responds to fearful memories Sep 18, 2008

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Hear about a lipid hormone made by fat that can keep you thin, and learn from the immunologist who discovered dendritic cells how these enigmatic cells can help to make better vaccines, and stay tuned to discover how the human brain controls responses to fearful memories and the implications for treating post-traumatic stress disorder.

June 2008: Stem cell therapy for shiverer mice, a hormone that conserves energy during starvation, and the inner workings of a calcium ion sensor Jun 26, 2008

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Hear about a study that brings us a step closer to treating neurological diseases with stem cell therapy and a metabolic hormone that conserves energy during starvation. Learn more about the inner workings of a calcium ion sensor. Finally, stay tuned for our quarterly roundup of exciting research highlights published in the Cell Press family of journals.

April 2008: Reprogramming immune B cells, deadly brain tumors, and the insidious pathogen that causes tuberculosis Apr 17, 2008

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Hear about reprogramming the body's immune B cells and also what makes brain tumors so deadly. Discover more about the insidious pathogen that causes tuberculosis ...and don't forget our quarterly round-up of exciting research highlights published in the Cell Press family of journals.

December 2007: An immune molecule that works in the nervous system and a gene important for pigmentation in fish and humans Dec 20, 2007

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Dr Ben Barres talks about about a molecule in the immune system that is important for eliminating synapses in the nervous system and we hear about a cluster of exciting research including a gene that is important for pigmentation differences in stickleback fish and humans and a protein that controls master regulators of gene expression called microRNAs

September 2007: A potential new class of bactericidal antibiotics and long distance interactions between chromsomes Sep 06, 2007

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Includes interviews with Dr Jim Collins about how several common antibiotics kill bacteria by generating lethal hydroxyl radicals and with Dr Rudi Grosschedl on how gene regulation can be coordinated by interactions between chromosomes.

June 2007: Switched-off kinases, technologies to transform the research enterprise, and coaxing a human pathogen Jun 14, 2007

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Includes interviews with Dr Jonathan Weissman about new technologies that are changing the research enterprise, Dr John Kuriyan about how kinases keep themselves switched off until they are needed, and Dr Wolf-Dieter Schubert about coaxing a human pathogen to invade a mouse.

March 2007: Making mouse knockouts en masse, the science of sun tanning, and silencing jumping genes Mar 09, 2007

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Includes interviews with Dr Francis Collins on the international mouse knockout program, Dr David Fisher on the role of p53 in tanning, and Dr Greg Hannon on pi RNAs silence transposons in the fly genome.

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