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10 Years of Rhodococcus: Clinical Trends and Susceptibility Profiles
Editors in Conversation - April 19, 2024 22:11 - 37 minutes ★★★★ - 10 ratingsRhodococcus infections are uncommon, however they can cause serious disease in certain patients. There are a number of challenges though when dealing with Rhodococcus infections, including the fact that much of what we know around their susceptibility profiles and the clinical management of infe...
604. A Cut Apple That Has Been to School Twice
Risky or Not? - April 19, 2024 12:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 61 ratingsDr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of sending a kid to school with a cut apple that has already been to school the day before. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 ComBase Growth of Listeria monocytogenes within a Caramel-Coated Apple Microenvironment | mBio M...
TWiP 233: Cryptosporidium not cryptocurrency
This Week in Parasitism - April 19, 2024 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 433 ratingsTWiP solves the case of the physician with no significant previous medical history who is currently doing their fellowship training develops diarrhea, and presents a new clinical case for our astute listeners to solve. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Daniel Griffin, and Christin...
What language do the profoundly deaf think in?
Question of the Week, from the Naked Scientists - April 19, 2024 00:26 - 3 minutes ★★★★ - 1 ratingThanks to Bencie Woll and Victoria Mousley for the answer! Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
What language do the profoundly deaf think in?
Question of the Week, from the Naked Scientists - April 19, 2024 00:26 - 3 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratingsThanks to Bencie Woll and Victoria Mousley for the answer! Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
603. Drinking Water That Had a Body in It for a Month
Risky or Not? - April 17, 2024 12:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 61 ratingsDr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of drinking water from a reservoir that had a body in it for a month. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Center for Instructional Excellence Landing Page - Innovative Learning Vision | Marvel’s Avengers Assemble Wiki | Fandom...
AI-Enabled Continuity of Care with Ed and Todd Park
Raising Health - April 16, 2024 13:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 134 ratingsVijay Pande, founding general partner of a16z Bio + Health, chats with the builders (and siblings) behind Devoted Health, Ed and Todd Park. The Park brothers, with decades of expertise in healthcare and policy, including as EVP and COO at athenahealth (Ed) and Chief Technology Officer of the U...
Hammerhead Shark
Beyond Blathers - April 16, 2024 04:00 - 34 minutesThis week we're finally talking about another shark: the hammerhead! Listen to learn more about their iconic head shape, how they're doing in the wild, and much more! If you'd like to support the show please check out our Patreon to make a monthly donation and receive stickers and prints in th...
CPA to Biotech Innovator & Coach - Marc Cote
Life Science Success - April 15, 2024 18:34 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsIn this episode of Life Science Success, we sit down with Marc, an entrepreneur, certified coach, and a beacon of leadership in the life sciences and business coaching sectors. Marc shares his journey from the entrepreneurial services group at EY to founding and leading companies in the life sci...
Environmental Storytelling with Reel Earth Films
Northwest Nature Matters - April 15, 2024 17:30 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsThis week, Monty and Jess speak with Alan Lacy, Founder and Chief Filmmaker of Reel Earth Films. His short film The Lone Wolverine of the Wallowas will be premiering at the Portland Eco Film Festival at the Hollywood Theater on May 3, 2024. Tickets are available online.
602. Hamburger Made With a Bun Touching Raw Meat
Risky or Not? - April 15, 2024 12:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 61 ratingsDr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating a burger made with the bun touching the raw meat during cooking. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ A Burger Scholar recreates the original White Castle slider 🤯 - YouTube Our History - White Castle Beastie Boys – Body Mov...
Magdalena Zernicka-Goetz lights a candle for science
Night Science - April 15, 2024 06:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 36 ratingsSend us a Text Message. Prof. Magdalena Zernicka-Goetz directs research labs at both CalTech in the US and the University of Cambridge in England. Magdalena is one of the world’s leading developmental biologists, who has been recognized by the 2023 Ogawa-Yamanaka Stem Cell Prize and Science mag...
TWiV 1105: All the T and B in China
This Week in Virology - April 14, 2024 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 178 ratingsTWiV reviews influenza H5N1 in North American cows and in birds throughout New York City, polio health emergency extended, ChatGPT to control vaccine hesitancy, increasing viral hepatitis worldwide, dengue public health alert in Puerto Rico, cherry trees drowning in Washington DC, death of iron ...
Building the Future of Life Sciences - Darwin Shurig
Life Science Success - April 13, 2024 21:51 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsIn this episode of Life Science Success, my guest is Darwin Shurig, founder and CEO of Shurig Solutions. Darwin brings strategic value to medical device, life science, and pharma companies. Darwin is responsible for most, if not all, business processes, including project management, recruitment...
308: Living in a Community World
This Week in Microbiology - April 13, 2024 07:14 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 492 ratingsTWiM reviews a case of E. faecium bacteremia treated with combination bacteriophage and antibiotic therapy, and how dopamine receptor D2 confers colonization resistance via microbial metabolites. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Michael Schmidt, Petra Levin and Michele Swanson. Guest: Mark O. Mart...
TWiV 1104: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin
This Week in Virology - April 13, 2024 04:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 178 ratingsIn his weekly clinical update, Dr. Griffin reviews recent statistics on the circulation of measles before addressing results of Pfizer’s phase 3 RSV vaccine clinical trial for adults under 60, RSV, influenza and SARS-CoV-2 circulation, differences between rural and urban communities dealing with...
601. Reusing Electric Kettle Water
Risky or Not? - April 12, 2024 12:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 61 ratingsDr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of reusing electric kettle water. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 102. Perpetual Stew — Risky or Not? Aqua | North Carolina Amazon.com: Capresso 259.04 H2O Plus Water Kettle, Matte Silver, 48-Ounce: Electric Kettle: Hom...
How far can electrons get away from their atom?
Question of the Week, from the Naked Scientists - April 12, 2024 01:31 - 3 minutes ★★★★ - 1 ratingThanks to University of Cambridge's Ben Allanach for the answer! Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
How far can electrons get away from their atom?
Question of the Week, from the Naked Scientists - April 12, 2024 01:31 - 3 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratingsThanks to University of Cambridge's Ben Allanach for the answer! Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
Multiple worlds, containing multitudes
COMPLEXITY: Physics of Life - April 10, 2024 18:42 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 239 ratingsGuests: Heather Graham, Research Associate at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Hosts: Abha Eli Phoboo & Chris Kempes Producer: Katherine Moncure Podcast theme music by: Mitch Mignano Additional sound credits: Digifish music; “Determination of Azimuth,” written by Heather Graham, staged at ...
600. Eating Raw Chicken Every Day
Risky or Not? - April 10, 2024 12:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 61 ratingsDr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating raw chicken every day. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Family Feud Florida man takes on bizarre challenge of eating raw chicken every day | WFLA Raw Chicken Experiment (@rawchickenexperiment) • Instagram photos and vi...
Grand Challenges in Healthcare AI with Vijay Pande and Julie Yoo
Raising Health - April 09, 2024 13:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 134 ratingsVijay Pande, founding general partner, and Julie Yoo, general partner at a16z Bio + Health, come together to talk through the grand challenges facing healthcare AI today. The discussion covers the implications of AI integration in healthcare workflows, AI as a potential catalyst for value-based...
599. Brining Meat in a Refrigerator Drawer
Risky or Not? - April 08, 2024 12:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 61 ratingsDr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of brining meat in a refrigerator drawer without secondary containment. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Dinosaurs on the Ark | Answers in Genesis Mind the gap - Wikipedia You guys use the Turkey Brining drawer in your f...
TWiV 1103: Jason 'Spike' McLellan
This Week in Virology - April 07, 2024 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 178 ratingsVincent travels to the University of Texas in Austin to speak with speak with Jason McLellan about his career and his research on the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein, including the effect of adding two proline residues, its effect on other viral spike glycoproteins, and general approaches to vaccine de...
Dr. Mohit Jain Unveils Next-Gen Tech in Drug Discovery & Therapy
Life Science Success - April 06, 2024 15:58 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsIn this episode of Life Science Success, host Don Davis has a conversation with Dr. Mohit Jain, a physician scientist with extensive experience in physiology, biomedicine, and mass spectrometry. Dr. Jain shares his unique journey from clinical training to leading breakthroughs in mass spectromet...
TWiV 1102: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin
This Week in Virology - April 06, 2024 04:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 178 ratingsIn his weekly clinical update, Dr. Griffin reviews recent statistics on the circulation of measles and influenza before addressing Vincent’s comment on measles inclusion in the clinical respiratory PCR panel, the latest statistics on influenza and COVID-19 circulation, if inflammatory cytokines ...
Why Phage Therapy May Fail
Editors in Conversation - April 05, 2024 21:55 - 37 minutes ★★★★ - 10 ratingsPhage therapy has gained a lot of traction but the challenges created by this approach have not been properly assessed at a big scale. We often read about therapy successes on isolated cases but, rarely, we read or hear about failures. AAC recently published a case series of patients who failed ...
598. Laura's Misbehaving Fridge
Risky or Not? - April 05, 2024 12:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 61 ratingsDr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of storing food in a refrigerator that keeps food at 42-45 °F. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Changes to Cold Holding Temperatures and Date Marking- North Carolina Public Health The “Danger Zone” Reevaluated | Food Safety...
Will eating sugary foods last avert glucose spikes?
Question of the Week, from the Naked Scientists - April 05, 2024 10:10 - 4 minutes ★★★★ - 1 ratingSteve has written in to us to ask whether the order in which one eats their food makes a difference to whether or not they experience glucose spikes. We thought this was an interesting question for Cambridge Professor Giles Yeo to sink his teeth into... Like this podcast? Please help us by suppor...
Will eating sugary foods last avert glucose spikes?
Question of the Week, from the Naked Scientists - April 05, 2024 10:10 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratingsSteve has written in to us to ask whether the order in which one eats their food makes a difference to whether or not they experience glucose spikes. We thought this was an interesting question for Cambridge Professor Giles Yeo to sink his teeth into... Like this podcast? Please help us by suppor...
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