Science Magazine Podcast
836 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 days ago - ★★★★ - 3 ratingsWeekly podcasts from Science Magazine, the world's leading journal of original scientific research, global news, and commentary.
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Science Signaling Podcast, 23 December 2014
December 23, 2014 00:01 - 18 minutes - 1.07 MBKris Wood discusses two new studies that reveal potential ways to overcome drug resistance in cancer.
Our breakthrough of the year and this year's top news stories
December 19, 2014 17:00 - 29 minutesRobert Coontz discusses this year's Breakthrough and letting readers have their say. Online news editor David Grimm brings the top news stories of 2014 and takes an audio news quiz. Hosted by Sarah Crespi. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Science Signaling Podcast, 16 December 2014
December 16, 2014 00:01 - 11 minutes - 6.86 MBBenjamin Tu discusses how Npr2 and TORC1 control the ability of yeast to synthesize and utilize glutamine when the cells are grown on a nonfermentable carbon source.
Science Podcast - Lessons from the tsetse fly genome and a news roundup (18 April 2014)
December 15, 2014 00:00 - 18 minutesTsetse fly genetics; roundup of daily news with David Grimm. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The oldest piece of Mars on Earth and a news roundup (21 November 2014)
December 15, 2014 00:00 - 20 minutesEric Hand discusses the winding history of the Black Beauty meteorite--a 4.4 billion-year-old piece of Mars. Online news editor David Grimm brings stories on bacteria's role in the blood-brain barrier, the "ice-pocalypse", and why only 10 percent of galaxies may host complex life. Hosted by Sarah Crespi. [Img: © Joe McNally] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A flock of genomes and a news roundup (12 December 2014)
December 12, 2014 17:00 - 23 minutesErich Jarvis sums up the findings from sequencing 40+ bird genomes. Online news editor David Grimm brings stories capturing comet dust, the origins of life, and losing the Y chromosome. Hosted by Sarah Crespi. [Img: Copyright © Flip de Nooyer/Foto Natura/Minden Pictures] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The shocking predatory strike of the electric eel and a news roundup (5 December 2014)
December 05, 2014 17:00 - 26 minutesKenneth Catania takes a close look at how exactly electric eels stun their prey. Online news editor David Grimm brings stories on pushing back the earliest abstract art by a few millennia, how our primate ancestors handled their liquor, and murderous sea mammals. Hosted by Sarah Crespi. [Img: © Kenneth Catania] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Science Signaling Podcast, 2 December 2014
December 02, 2014 00:01 - 13 minutes - 8.01 MBNatalia Jura and Peter Littlefield explain how mutations in the catalytically inactive epidermal growth factor receptor HER3 enhance its ability to stimulate signaling by other members of this family of recptors.
Science Signaling Podcast, 25 November 2014
November 25, 2014 00:01 - 13 minutes - 7.9 MBCatherine Wasser and Joachim Herz have found that normal synaptic function and fear learning require glycosylation of the apolipoprotein E receptor Apoer2.
Gendered brains and a news roundup (21 November 2014)
November 21, 2014 17:00 - 25 minutesCordelia Fine discusses the prevalence of "neurosexism" in the study of the human brain. Online news editor David Grimm brings stories on climbing walls like a gecko, human hand transplants, and measuring altruism in the lab. Hosted by Sarah Crespi. [Img: turkishdisco/Flickr/CC-BY-SA] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
How hippos help and a news roundup (14 November 2014)
November 14, 2014 17:00 - 22 minutesDavid Grimm and Meghna Sachdev discuss robots that can induce ghostly feelings, the domestication of cats, and training humans to echolocate. Elizabeth Pennisi discusses overcoming hippos' dangerous reputation and oddly shaped bodies to study their important role in African ecosystems. Hosted by Sarah Crespi. [Img: Kabacchi/Wikipedia] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A new way to study norovirus and a news roundup (7 November 2014)
November 07, 2014 17:00 - 20 minutesStephanie Karst discusses her team's successful efforts to culture norovirus in the lab and what this new system means for treatment and prevention. David Grimm brings daily news stories on counting virtual friends, drama at the center of the galaxy, and the birth of the penis. Hosted by Sarah Crespi. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Changing minds on charitable giving and a news roundup (31 October 2014)
October 31, 2014 16:00 - 23 minutesAyelet Gneezy discusses trends in charitable giving and how to maximize donations. David Grimm brings stories on an algal virus found in humans, how to stop zooming human population growth, and an avalanche on an asteroid. Hosted by Sarah Crespi. [Img: ISAS/JAXA] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Science Signaling Podcast, 28 October 2014
October 28, 2014 00:01 - 11 minutes - 6.89 MBWilliam Pryor and Srinivasa Subramaniam report that a mutant form of huntingtin that is associated with early-onset Huntington's disease promotes anabolic signaling that contributes to disease symptoms in mice.
High altitude humans living ~11,000 years ago (24 October 2014)
October 24, 2014 16:00 - 15 minutesKurt Rademaker discusses his work exploring the Andean plateau for artifacts of the earliest high-altitude humans, Paleoindians that lived at 4500 meters more than 11,000 years ago. Hosted by Sarah Crespi. [Img: David-Stanley/Flickr] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Plants and predators and a daily news roundup (17 October 2014)
October 17, 2014 16:00 - 19 minutesAdam Ford discusses linking plants, their herbivores, and their predators on the East African savannah. Science daily news editor David Grimm brings stories on storing CO2 underground for millions of years, why fruit flies like yeast and vice versa, and volcanoes on the moon. [Img: Filip Lachowski] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Science Signaling Podcast, 14 October 2014
October 14, 2014 00:01 - 8 minutes - 5.08 MBKai-En Chen, Tzu-Ching Meng, and Andrew Wang discuss their crystal structure of the kinase p38γ bound to the phosphatase PTPN3.
Robot relations and a daily news roundup (10 October 2014)
October 10, 2014 16:00 - 20 minutesThe rights and responsibilities of robots. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mapping the sea floor and a daily news roundup (3 October 2014)
October 03, 2014 16:00 - 19 minutesSatellite data helps map the last unexplored terrain on planet Earth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Science Signaling Podcast, 30 September 2014
September 30, 2014 00:01 - 12 minutes - 7.01 MBAmnon Altman describes how the guanine nucleotide exchange factor SLAT binds to IP3 receptor 1 at the endoplasmic reticulum to promote calcium release and T cell activation.
The spread of an ancient technology and a daily news roundup (26 September 2014)
September 26, 2014 16:00 - 22 minutesNew evidence reveals the complicated history of stone tool use 400,000 - 200,000 years ago. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Science Signaling Podcast, 23 September 2014
September 23, 2014 00:01 - 9 minutes - 5.42 MBMichael Simons describes how signaling through the receptor FGFR1 prevents endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition by inhibiting TGF-β signaling.
Monitoring 600 years of upwelling off the California coast (19 September 2014)
September 19, 2014 16:00 - 11 minutesHindcasting weather over the ocean near the California coast for 600 years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Engineering global health and a news roundup (12 September 2014)
September 12, 2014 16:00 - 25 minutesFrugal engineering for global health; roundup of daily news. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Scaling up a biofuel and a news roundup (5 Sep 2014)
September 05, 2014 16:00 - 23 minutesBringing cellulosic ethanol to market; roundup of daily news. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Science Signaling Podcast, 2 September 2014
September 02, 2014 00:01 - 14 minutes - 8.37 MBShulamit Michaeli talks about how the Trypanosoma brucei kinase PK3 inhibits new protein production in response to endoplasmic reticulum stress.
The home microbiome and a news roundup (29 August 2014)
August 29, 2014 16:00 - 23 minutesSharing microbes around the house; roundup of daily news. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Science Signaling Podcast, 26 August 2014
August 26, 2014 00:01 - 14 minutes - 8.37 MBAl Singer, Gil Katz, and Leonid A. Pobezinsky talk about how signaling through the T cell receptor inhibits interleukin-7 receptor signaling.
Censorship in China and a news roundup (22 August 2014)
August 22, 2014 16:00 - 20 minutesInvestigating web censorship practices in China; roundup of daily news. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Science Signaling Podcast, 19 August 2014
August 19, 2014 00:01 - 14 minutes - 8.11 MBCarla Rothlin and Sourav Ghosh discuss why atypical protein kinase C is a promising target for treating glioblastoma.
Preconception parenting and a news roundup (15 Aug 2014)
August 15, 2014 16:00 - 23 minutesParenting from before conception; roundup of daily news. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Science Signaling Podcast, 12 August 2014
August 12, 2014 00:01 - 10 minutes - 6.14 MBWill Talbot discusses how collagen binds to and activates the orphan receptor GPR126.
Building brain-like computers (8 Aug 2014)
August 08, 2014 16:00 - 13 minutesA new class of gamma ray sources; roundup of daily news. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Science Signaling Podcast, 5 August 2014
August 05, 2014 00:01 - 13 minutes - 7.86 MBJuliane Mooz and Krishna Rajalingam discuss how the kinase ARAF promotes the MAPK pathway activation and cell migration induced by BRAF inhibitors.
Galactic gamma rays and a news roundup (1 Aug 2014)
August 01, 2014 16:00 - 15 minutesA new class of gamma ray sources; roundup of daily news. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Science Signaling Podcast, 29 July 2014
July 29, 2014 00:01 - 11 minutes - 6.66 MBNick Gay discusses how the adaptor protein TMED7 targets the pathogen-sensing receptor TLR4 to the plasma membrane.
Science funding for people not projects and a news roundup (25 Jul 2014)
July 25, 2014 16:00 - 15 minutesNIH opts to back researchers rather than research; roundup of daily news with David Grimm. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Altering genes in the wild and a news roundup (18 Jul 2014)
July 18, 2014 16:00 - 20 minutesControlling populations in the wild through genetic manipulation; roundup of daily news with David Grimm. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oceans of plastic and a news roundup (11 Jul 2014)
July 11, 2014 16:00 - 19 minutesThe fate of plastic that ends up at sea; roundup of daily news with David Grimm. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Science Signaling Podcast, 8 July 2014
July 08, 2014 00:01 - 16 minutes - 9.72 MBTed Young discusses how a nutrient-sensing kinase inhibits the decay of transcripts encoding proteins that allow cells to utilize non-glucose carbon sources.
Psychedelic research resurgence and a news roundup (4 Jul 2014)
July 04, 2014 16:00 - 19 minutesPsychedelic research resurgence; roundup of daily news with David Grimm. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Science Signaling Podcast, 1 July 2014
July 01, 2014 00:01 - 11 minutes - 6.53 MBTakahiro Ochiya explains how bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells can cause metastatic breast cancer cells to become dormant.
Pollen paths and a news roundup (27 Jun 2014)
June 27, 2014 16:00 - 18 minutesMoths chasing odors; roundup of daily news with David Grimm. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mind reading and a news roundup (20 Jun 2014)
June 20, 2014 16:00 - 22 minutesLearning to read minds; roundup of daily news with David Grimm. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Science Signaling Podcast, 17 June 2014
June 17, 2014 00:01 - 15 minutes - 8.63 MBYong Ho Bae and Richard Assoian discuss a signaling pathway that causes cells to stiffen their cytoskeletons and proliferate when placed on stiff substrates.
Mapping Mexico's genetics and a news roundup (13 Jun 2014)
June 13, 2014 16:00 - 19 minutesMapping Mexico's genetically diverse population; roundup of daily news with David Grimm. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Science Signaling Podcast, 10 June 2014
June 10, 2014 00:01 - 15 minutes - 8.79 MBNancy Hynes talks about how a copper-binding enzyme called Memo promotes breast cancer metastasis.
Rethinking global supply chains and a news roundup (6 Jun 2014)
June 06, 2014 16:00 - 19 minutesTaming the unwieldy web of global supply chains; roundup of daily news with David Grimm. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Science Signaling Podcast, 3 June 2014
June 03, 2014 00:01 - 12 minutes - 7.2 MBScott Early talks about a pressure-sensitive signaling pathway that maintains constant blood flow to the brain.
25 years after Tiananmen and a news roundup (30 May 2014)
May 30, 2014 16:00 - 20 minutesThe impact of Tiananmen Square on science in China; roundup of daily news with David Grimm. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices