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**PNAS Science Sessions**

Welcome to Science Sessions, the PNAS podcast program. Listen to brief conversations with cutting-edge researchers, Academy members, and policymakers as they discuss topics relevant to today’s scientific community. Learn the behind-the-scenes story of work published in PNAS, plus a broad range of scientific news about discoveries that affect the world around us.

Latest Episodes:

Rebooting damaged vocal cords Jun 10, 2019

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Robert Langer and Steven Zeitels describe a polymer gel that could help patients regain lost voice.

Drivers of embryonic development Jun 10, 2019

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Developmental biologist Cliff Tabin explains how genes shape the formation of organs.

Stem cells and diabetes Jun 10, 2019

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Can stem cells help cure Type 1 diabetes? Douglas Melton hopes to find out.

Sex-specific scientific reporting Jun 10, 2019

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Nancy Adler discusses the need for sex-specific scientific reporting and the role it has played in women's health over the last 20 years.

The science of fear - Part 2 Jun 10, 2019

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Psychology experts Daniel Pine and Mark Wiederhold answer fear-related questions from the audience, in second of two recordings from PNAS's "The Science of Fear!" event held in Washington, DC on October 12, 2011.

The science of fear - Part 1 Jun 10, 2019

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Psychology experts Daniel Pine and Mark Wiederhold introduce their research on fear, in the first of two recordings from PNAS' "The Science of Fear!" event held in Washington, DC on October 12, 2011.

Catalysts for energy storage Jun 10, 2019

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Daniel Nocera discusses how efficient catalysts can help us store solar energy in the same way plants do.

Scent of a predator Jun 10, 2019

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Molecular biologist Stephen Liberles discusses how prey learn to recognize the scent of a predator.

Human lung on a chip Jun 10, 2019

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Donald Ingber discusses the "microfabrication" of human biological systems as a means to replace animal testing during drug development.

New Editor-in-Chief of PNAS Jun 07, 2019

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Inder Verma discusses his new role at PNAS and his future plans for the journal.