Futures in Biotech (Audio)

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FiB 15: The SuperNet May 02, 2007

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Dr. Larry Smarr, the Director of the California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology (CalIT2), discusses the future of computing and the internet...

Host: Marc Pelletier

Guest: Larry Smarr

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FiB 14: Working Towards a Cure for Multiple Sclerosis Mar 24, 2007

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Scott Johnson is the President and Founder of the Myelin Repair Foundation, and Dr. Robert Miller is a principal investigator with the MRF, and Professor of Neurosciences at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland OH.

Scott, Robert, and four more great neuroscientists with the MRF have taken on one the great medical challenges our time -Multiple Sclerosis (MS).

Host: Marc Pelletier

Guests: Scott Johnson (Myelin Repair Foundation) and Robert Miller, PhD

If you would like to make a donation toward curing MS please visit The Myelin Repair Foundation.

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FiB 12: The Era of Shock and Awe Proteomics Feb 21, 2007

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Dr. John J. Bergeron, is Professor and Chair of the Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology at McGill University, and former President of the Human Proteome Organization (HUPO), and founder of Caprion Proteomics. In this episode, he describes how proteomics could revolutionize modern medicine...

Host: Marc Pelletier

Guest: Dr. John Bergeron

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And also thanks to Philippe Pelletier for the great new opening theme and to Will Hall for the closing theme!!!

FiB 11: Ancient DNA - The Neanderthal Genome Dec 20, 2006

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Our guests are Dr. Svante Pääbo, Director of the Department of Genetics at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology and Dr. Thomas Jarvie, Technical Application Manager at 454 Life Sciences

Dr. Svante Pääbo explains how he isolates the ancient DNA of Neanderthals from museum specimens.

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Host: Marc Pelletier

Guests: Dr. Svante Pääbo and Dr. Thomas Jarvie

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And also thanks to the band Gunther from Cyclone Records for the permission to use their song Wrecking Ball as a theme for this episode of FiB!

FiB 10: Carla Shatz on the Human Brain Dec 08, 2006

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Imagine if there was a computer with a multi-core CPU that could self-assemble? And rather than a 64 bit bandwidth, it was 10,000 bit and had access to several terabytes of ram? And more incredibly, all of this could fit into a TWiT beanie?

Host: Marc Pelletier

Guest: Dr. Carla Shatz

For more details, visit Marc Pelletier's blog at http://futuresinbiotech.blogspot.com/.

Thanks to CacheFly for providing the bandwidth for this podcast.

And also thanks to the band Gunther from Cyclone Records for the permission to use their song Wrecking Ball as a theme for this episode of FiB!

FiB 9: Ed Delong on Metagenomics Nov 22, 2006

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Dr. Delong uses advanced genomic techniques to explore marine microbial communities in search of new genes...

Host: Marc Pelletier

Guest: Edward Delong, Ph.D.

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And also thanks to the band Gunther from Cyclone Records for the permission to use their song Wrecking Ball as a theme for this episode of FiB!

FiB 8: Drew Endy on Synthetic Biology Nov 09, 2006

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A look at the the emerging field of Synthetic Biology. According to Dr. Endy, "We're going from looking at the living world as only coming from nature, to a subset of the living world being produced by engineers, who design and build hopefully useful living artifacts according to our specifications" (MITWorld).

Host: Marc Pelletier

Guest: Dr. Drew Endy

For more details, visit Marc Pelletier's blog at http://futuresinbiotech.blogspot.com/.

Thanks to CacheFly for providing the bandwidth for this podcast.

And also thanks to the band Gunther from Cyclone Records for the permission to use their song Wrecking Ball as a theme for this episode of FiB!

FiB 7: Dr. Ronald Desrosiers Oct 18, 2006

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We talk with Dr. Ronald Desrosiers of the New England Primate Research Center

Host: Marc Pelletier

Guest: Ronald Desrosiers, Ph.D.

For more details, visit Marc Pelletier's blog at http://futuresinbiotech.blogspot.com/.

Thanks to CacheFly for providing the bandwidth for this podcast, and to Will Hall for our theme.

FiB 6: Dr. Linda Griffith on Tissue Engineering Oct 11, 2006

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Dr. Griffith is a leader in the field of tissue engineering: a field that seeks to develop replacement organs and tissues, and also provide an unlimited supply of living human organs for scientists to use to better understand disease and develop new therapies.

For more on Dr. Griffith's work: the The Griffith Lab and Dr. Griffith on Scientific American .

Hosts: Marc Pelletier and Leo Laporte

Guest: Linda G. Griffith, PhD

For more details, visit Marc Pelletier's blog at http://futuresinbiotech.blogspot.com/.

Thanks to CacheFly for providing the bandwidth for this podcast, and to Will Hall for our theme.

FiB 5: Andre Nantel on DNA Microarrays Sep 20, 2006

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In this episode, we talk about how microarrays are revolutionizing biomedical sciences. Just ten years ago, all genetic and biochemical experiments were performed on a scale of one to a few genes (DNA) or proteins at a time. Now with the advent of microarrays, hundreds of thousands of DNA or protein samples can be analyzed in parallel experiments (side by side on a chip) in a matter of hours. Where once we could only determine whether or not the expression of a single gene was turned on or off using a technique called northern blotting, the dynamic interplay of an entire genome in response to environmental cues or disease states can be monitored in a single experiment. We are slowly transitioning to a new era of individualized medicine, where preventive or therapeutic approaches will be tailored specifically to each individual.

Hosts: Marc Pelletier and Leo Laporte

Guest: Andre Nantel, Ph.D

For more details, visit Marc Pelletier's blog at http://futuresinbiotech.blogspot.com/.

Thanks to CacheFly for providing the bandwidth for this podcast, and to Will Hall for our theme.