Latest Molecules Podcast Episodes
Pub Chemistry: Let Us Help You Be Less (or More) Awkward Post-Quarantine | Orbitals 405
Orbitals - June 11, 2021 10:00 - 20 minutesA lot has happened in the last year (understatement of the millennium), so we wanted to bring our listeners something a bit sillier than usual. In this episode we’re talking food and drink chemistry—just fun bits of trivia that you can take with you as you venture back out to bars and restaura...
Pretzel Perfume, Egg Foam, and the Number of Bubbles in Beer: Pub Chemistry | Orbitals 405
Orbitals - June 11, 2021 10:00 - 20 minutesA lot has happened in the last year (understatement of the millennium), so we wanted to bring our listeners something a bit sillier than usual. In this episode we’re talking food and drink chemistry—just fun bits of trivia that you can take with you as you venture back out to bars and restaura...
Q&A: What are the types of T cells?
Plants, Vaccines, and Medicines - May 28, 2021 12:00 - 3 minutesThis episode summarises the different types of T cells. Visit articles.bioxpressions.com to read about this and for recommended publications. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/bioxpressions)
🧪 Solutions 105 | The New Molecules Making Vaccines More Effective
Orbitals - May 27, 2021 11:00 - 17 minutesVaccines help our immune system to learn to recognize invading pathogens before we ever get infected. But some vaccines include molecules that act like an extra alarm system, alerting our immune cells to pay attention! These molecules are called adjuvants, and scientists are working on creating ...
COVID-19 Vaccines: Anaphylaxis after COVID-19 Vaccinations
Plants, Vaccines, and Medicines - May 24, 2021 18:00 - 3 minutesThis episode discusses the reports of anaphylaxis and allergies after receiving COVID-19 vaccinations. Read about this at https://articles.bioxpressions.com Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/bioxpressions)
Why Are Doctors Still Prescribing Opioids? | Orbitals 404
Orbitals - May 13, 2021 10:30 - 14 minutesOver half a million people in the US have died from an opioid overdose over the last 20 years, and a lot of the time they were prescribed those opioids by a doctor. So what makes these drugs so dangerous? And if we know they can be this dangerous, why are they still prescribed? This month’s e...
COVID-19 Vaccines: Blood Clots and Other Thrombotic Events
Plants, Vaccines, and Medicines - May 10, 2021 18:00 - 4 minutesThis episode addresses the recent uproar about fatal blood clots after receiving COVID-19 vaccines. Read about this at https://articles.bioxpressions.com Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/bioxpressions)
Q&A: What is COVAX?
Plants, Vaccines, and Medicines - May 07, 2021 18:00 - 2 minutesThis episodes discusses COVAX. Read our article about 'what is covax?' at https://articles.bioxpressions.com Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/bioxpressions)
COVID-19 Vaccines: A Short Summary of the Johnson and Johnson/Janssen Vaccines (Ad26.CoV2.S)
Plants, Vaccines, and Medicines - May 03, 2021 18:00 - 4 minutesThis episode summarises published findings concerning the Johnson and Johnson/Janssen Vaccine. Visit https://articles.bioxpressions.com to read about this and see the recommended publications. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/bioxpressions)
🧪 Solutions 104 | How Omega-3s from Algae Could Help Save Our Oceans
Orbitals - April 29, 2021 11:00 - 16 minutesIn this episode of Solutions, we’re going to travel from mangrove coasts to outer space, to the middle of Nebraska, and even to Norway to answer the question of how microscopic algae could help save our oceans from overfishing by making literal tonnes of omega-3 fatty acids. Solutions is made ...
COVID-19 Vaccines: SARS-COV2 Variants
Plants, Vaccines, and Medicines - April 19, 2021 19:00 - 3 minutesThis episode describes the SARS-COV2 genome and talks about how SARS-COV2 variants might affect the efficacy of COVID19 vaccines. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/bioxpressions)
Combating The Climate Crisis: From Blackout Curtains to Feeding Cows Seaweed | Orbitals 403
Orbitals - April 19, 2021 17:28 - 17 minutesApril 22nd is Earth Day, so this month’s episode is all about our warming planet--what the data are telling us about our planet's future, how scientists are working to find solutions to deal with it, and how you the listener can actually make a difference.
🧪 Solutions 103 | Boats Floating on Air and Solar Panel Crystal Balls: Lessons from Nature
Orbitals - March 24, 2021 20:58 - 18 minutesWe humans are pretty smart, but sometimes our best solutions to big problems are inspired by nature! We’re talking to scientists about how deep-sea diatoms can inspire more efficient solar panels and how tiny marine plants can lead to boats that float on air… literally. Solutions is made with ...
Does Life Exist Beyond Earth? How Would We Know? | Orbitals 402
Orbitals - March 11, 2021 15:48 - 15 minutesIn today’s episode, we’re talking about life. What it is, how it started here on Earth, and how we’re trying to find it in other parts of the universe. Featuring NASA astrobiologist Dr. Jason Dworkin and MIT astrophysicist Dr. Sara Seager.
What Is Life? Does It Exist Beyond Earth? | Orbitals 402
Orbitals - March 11, 2021 15:48 - 15 minutesIn today’s episode, we’re talking about life. What it is, how it started here on Earth, and how we’re trying to find it in other parts of the universe. Featuring NASA astrobiologist Dr. Jason Dworkin and MIT astrophysicist Dr. Sara Seager.
Natural Plant Extracts: From Imposters to Invaluable Ingredients | Solutions 102
Orbitals - February 26, 2021 12:00 - 17 minutesNatural extracts are in everything from food to medicine to beauty products. But how do we know which molecules from the natural world have benefits? And how can we verify that the ingredients advertised on the outside of the bottle are actually what’s on the inside? We’ll talk with three scient...
🧪 Solutions102 | Natural Plant Extracts: From Imposters to Invaluable Ingredients
Orbitals - February 26, 2021 12:00 - 17 minutesNatural extracts are in everything from food to medicine to beauty products. But how do we know which molecules from the natural world have benefits? And how can we verify that the ingredients advertised on the outside of the bottle are actually what’s on the inside? We’ll talk with three scient...
🧪 Solutions 102 | Natural Plant Extracts: From Imposters to Invaluable Ingredients
Orbitals - February 26, 2021 12:00 - 17 minutesNatural extracts are in everything from food to medicine to beauty products. But how do we know which molecules from the natural world have benefits? And how can we verify that the ingredients advertised on the outside of the bottle are actually what’s on the inside? We’ll talk with three scient...
COVID-19 Vaccines: The Astrazeneca-Oxford Vaccine, The Moderna Vaccine, and the Sputnik V Vaccine.
Plants, Vaccines, and Medicines - February 15, 2021 13:00 - 4 minutesThis episode summarises key information about the Astrazeneca-Oxford vaccine, the Moderna vaccine, and the Sputnik V vaccine. Check out the previous episode that talks about Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. Subscribe and Share for more informational content. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com...
Can We Make Baby Formula As Good As Breast Milk? | Orbitals 401
Orbitals - February 11, 2021 11:00 - 11 minutesDr. Steven Townsend is a professor of Organic Chemistry at Vanderbilt University, studying the chemistry of breast milk—what makes it so good for babies, and why that’s so hard to replicate in infant formula. Dr. Townsend’s interest in the field came from a personal experience he had almost a de...
Why Don't We Have Infant Formula That's As Good As Breast Milk? | Orbitals 401
Orbitals - February 11, 2021 11:00 - 11 minutesDr. Steven Townsend is a professor of Organic Chemistry at Vanderbilt University, studying the chemistry of breast milk—what makes it so good for babies, and why that’s so hard to replicate in infant formula. Dr. Townsend’s interest in the field came from a personal experience he had almost a de...
How Eggplants Inspired Sustainable Paint | Solutions 101
Orbitals - January 28, 2021 17:30 - 19 minutesWelcome to the first episode of Solutions, an Orbitals spin-off podcast for 2021! We need to move people and stuff around the globe, but the options we have to do that aren’t great for our planet, and we’re the ones who are going to feel those effects. We’re talking with experts who are trying...
🧪 Solutions 101 | How Eggplants Inspired Sustainable Paint
Orbitals - January 28, 2021 17:30 - 19 minutesWelcome to the first episode of Solutions, an Orbitals spin-off podcast for 2021! We need to move people and stuff around the globe, but the options we have to do that aren’t great for our planet, and we’re the ones who are going to feel those effects. We’re talking with experts who are trying...
Introducing Solutions: An Orbitals spin-off podcast | BONUS episode
Orbitals - January 25, 2021 15:39 - 1 minuteIntroducing Solutions, a fun new Orbitals spin-off podcast hosted by Dr. Alex Dainis. Every month of 2021, we'll be releasing an episode that will give you a front row seat to chemists in industry today—the work they do and how it can solve problems in our lives. We’ve teamed up with chemical co...
Types of Vaccines
Plants, Vaccines, and Medicines - January 25, 2021 09:00 - 3 minutesThis episode summarises the various classifications of vaccines. Support the show (https://cash.app/£bioxpressions)
Q&A: What Are The Different Types of Vaccines?
Plants, Vaccines, and Medicines - January 25, 2021 09:00 - 3 minutesThis episode summarises the various classifications of vaccines. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/bioxpressions)
COVID-19 Vaccines: The Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccine.
Plants, Vaccines, and Medicines - January 04, 2021 09:00 - 3 minutesThis episode summarises key information about the Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccine that is recently approved for vaccination against COVID19. Read more at bioxpressions.com/articles. Subscribe and Share. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/bioxpressions)
Q&A: What is a Vaccine?
Plants, Vaccines, and Medicines - December 29, 2020 16:00 - 2 minutesA very brief and simplified description of what a vaccine is. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/bioxpressions)
What is a Vaccine?
Plants, Vaccines, and Medicines - December 29, 2020 16:00 - 1 minuteA very brief and simplified description of what a vaccine is. Support the show (https://cash.app/£bioxpressions)
The Pesticide That Launched the Environmental Protection Agency | Orbitals 309
Orbitals - December 21, 2020 16:22 - 19 minutesIn the first half of the 20th century, there were very few environmental laws in the United States. Then, in 1962, environmentalist Rachel Carson published Silent Spring, opening the eyes of many Americans to the environmental destruction and detrimental impacts on human health caused by unch...