Futures in Biotech (Audio)

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FiB 25: From the Human Genome Project to Space Exploration with Dr. George Church (Part I) Oct 03, 2007

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Our guest is Dr. George Church, Professor of Genetics and Director of the Center for Computational Genetics, Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, MA.

Dr. George Church explores the fantastic world of genetics from the Earth to Mars!

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Host: Marc Pelletier

Guest: Dr. George Church

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FiB 24: The Phoenix Mars Mission with Dr. Deborah Bass Sep 19, 2007

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Our guest is Dr. Deborah Bass, Deputy Project Scientist, Phoenix Mars Mission

Dr. Bass and her colleagues at NASA explore the Martian arctic for signs of life

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Host: Marc Pelletier

Guest: Dr. Deborah Bass

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FiB 23: From Gemini to Mars with Dr. Buzz Aldrin Sep 11, 2007

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Dr. Buzz Aldrin talks about Gemini 12, Apollo 11, and the future of space exploration.

Host: Marc Pelletier

Guest: Dr. Buzz Aldrin

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FiB 22: The Marathon Mouse Sep 01, 2007

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Our guest is Dr. Ron Evans, Professor and the March of Dimes Chair in Molecular and Developmental Biology, Salk Institute.

Dr. Ron Evans discusses the genetic engineering of metabolism and the creation of a strain of super mice: the Marathon Mouse

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.

Host: Marc Pelletier

Guest: Dr. Ron Evans

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FiB 21: Science Versus Cancer with Dr. Evangelos Michelakis Aug 21, 2007

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Dr. Evangelos Michelakis, MD, FACC, FAHA explains how to target the metabolism of cancer cells...

Our book of the week, reviewed by Dr. Ginger Campbell from the Brain Science Podcast, is A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson. For your free audio book visit Audible.com/Biotech.

Host: Marc Pelletier

Guest: Dr. Evangelos Michelakis

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FiB 20: Dr. Eric Kandel's Insights into the Science of Mind Aug 03, 2007

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Dr. Kandel is a Professor of Physiology and Psychiatry and the founding director of the Center for Neurobiology and Behavior of the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2000 for his work on the biological mechanisms for memory. In this episode, he explains how the mind learns and stores memory, and also shares some of his most recent findings.

Host: Marc Pelletier

Guest: Eric R. Kandel

Our book of the week is The Fabric of the Cosmos by Brian Greene. For your free audio book visit Audible.com/Biotech.

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FiB 19: The Supra Human Organism Jul 18, 2007

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Dr. Jeffrey Gordon is a Professor of Gastroenterology, the Director of the Center for Genome Sciences, and the Head of the Department of Molecular Biology and Pharmacology at Washington University in St-Louis. He is also leading one of the most interesting and important metagenomics projects today, the Human Microbiome.

Host: Marc Pelletier

Guest: Jeffrey Gordon, MD

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FiB 18: NanoBiotech Jul 04, 2007

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Peter Searson, Director of the Institute for NanoBiotechnology and Professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University, and Denis Wirtz, Associate Director of the Institute for NanoBiotechnology, Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, and Professor of Materials Science and Engineering discuss how the intersection between biotech and nanotech promises some amazing applications.

Host: Marc Pelletier

Guests: Peter Searson and Denis Wirtz

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FiB 17: Biotech Singularity Jun 23, 2007

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Our panelists for this episode are Dr. John Bergeron, Professor and Chair of the Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology at McGill University, Dr. Drew Endy, Cabot Assistant Professor of Biological Engineering at MIT, Dr. Edward Delong, Professor, Division of Biological Engineering & Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at MIT, and Dr. Lee Hood, President of the Institute for Systems Biology in Seattle, Washington.

Host: Marc Pelletier

Guests: Dr. John Bergeron, Dr. Drew Endy, Edward Delong, Ph.D., and Dr. Lee Hood

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