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The Ask A Biologist program originates from the ASU School of Life Sciences. The host of the show is Dr. Biology (a. k. a. CJ Kazilek). Each episode revolves around an interview with a scientist(s) and their work in the life sciences. Students from preschool to high school and beyond will enjoy thi…

Dr. Biology - School of Life Sciences Arizona State University


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    Ask-a-Biologist vol 089 - Topic: Why Is Life the Way It Is? - Guest Nick Lane

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2016


    What would life be like on other planets? Would it look like life on Earth? Life on our planet is tied to carbon and water, but would this be the same for life forms that evolved on other worlds? These are just a few of the questions that Biochemist and author Nick Lane talks about while visiting with Dr. Biology. Listen in as Nick explores not only life on our Earth, but also what it might be like on other planets.

    Ask-a-Biologist vol 088 - Topic: Monster DNA - Guest: Melissa Wilson Sayres

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2016


    In the tiny world of DNA, we might call genomes monsters. These huge sets of information include all the codes for all the genes present in an organism. From genomes, we can learn about the traits, diseases, and evolution of a species, and that’s just a start. What might such a monster set of data do for us if it was about our very own North American monster – the Gila monster? Computational biologist Melissa Wilson Sayres tells Dr. Biology about the Gila monster, the life-saving venom in its saliva, and what we might learn from the monster genome.

    Ask-a-Biologist vol 087 – Ocean Winds and Climate with Guest Joellen Russell

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2016


    Did you know the westerly winds in the Southern Ocean have been helping to keep our planet livable? Yes, they have been responsible for soaking up half of the human-made carbon dioxide (CO2) along with a whole lot of excess heat. Dr. Biology has the opportunity to talk with geoscientist Joellen Russell about the research she and a group of scientists have been doing in the southern hemisphere that tells us how important these winds and the oceans are for regulating the temperature of the planet.

    Ask-a-Biologist vol 086 – Skeleton Secrets with Guest Tony Falsetti

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2016


    Dead men tell no tales, but their bones can. It just takes a particular kind of scientist to read the clues that tell the story. Dr. Biology sits down with guest Tony Falsetti a forensic anthropologist who knows his way around a skeleton. They talk about the role of forensic anthropology and some of the historical mysteries Tony has helped to solve.

    Ask-a-Biologist vol 085 – Insect Infatuation with Guest Gail Morris

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2016


    These fluttering icons of North America are a favorite of many people across the world, but they may be having some population problems. Don’t worry though, there are ways you can help. Conservation specialist Gail Morris talks with our student guest host Kayna Lantz about these colorful insects, their identification, migration, and the many groups that are working to better understand them.

    Ask-a-Biologist vol 084 – One Wormy World with Guest Andrea Graham

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2015


    Around 4,000 years ago, on the wind-swept island of St. Kilda, Scotland, people started creating a food storage of sorts. They moved a population of sheep to the island, likely as a back-up food resource for when times were tough. Little did they know that their actions would affect 21st century science. Today, rather than ending up as a meal, sheep from this isolated population are the subjects of research on immune function. Ecologist Andrea Graham takes Dr. Biology on a trip of exploration through the dangerous cliffs, windy conditions, and wormy world that the Soay sheep deal with on St. Kilda.

    Ask-a-Biologist vol 083 – Cybertaxonomy with Guest Kelly Miller

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2015


    The race is on. It is one where biologists and citizen scientists are working as quickly as possible to find and identify all the species on Earth before some go extinct. It might not seem like an important race, but we learn from entomologist Kelly Miller that not knowing what species we are losing might be more important than we think. To speed up the search scientists are using traditional and newer tools that are part of the world of cybertaxonomy.

    Ask-a-Biologist vol 082 – Time Traveling Paleoentomologist with Guest Bruce Archibald

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2015


    If you could travel back in time what would you find 50 million years ago? What was the climate like? Would you find the same plants? What animals were crawling, walking, and flying around? Paleoentomologist Bruce Archibald takes Dr. Biology back in time to explore the planet during the Eocene Epoch where things were a bit different than today – there was even a giant flying ant that would make anyone look twice.

    Ask-a-Biologist vol 080 – Rebooting the Immune System- with Guest Paul Turke

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2015


    Remember your last paper cut, or the bad cold that had you coughing and blowing your nose? It was your immune system that was busy trying to make you better by battling the bacteria or virus that was attacking your body. How your immune system works is the discussion Dr. Biology has with pediatrician Paul Turke. They also talk about how our immune systems have to reboot to keep up with evolving bacteria and viruses.

    Ask-a-Biologist vol 081 – Inner Space the Final Frontier with Guests Doug Chandler and Angela Goodacre

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2015


    You hear that space is the final frontier, but could we have another frontier right here on Earth? The microscopic world offers a limitless opportunity to explore amazing places and life forms. You just need the right tool for the trip – a microscope. Guests Angela Goodacre and Doug Chandler have a conversation with Dr. Biology about the instruments that let us journey into inner space.

    Ask-a-Biologist vol 079 – Swarm Science- with Guest Arianne Cease

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2015


    During a plague year, locusts can swarm over 20 percent of the world’s landmass, affecting one out of every 10 people on the planet. Sounds bad – right? Enter biologist Arianne Cease who has been studying why these insects swarm and how to control them.

    Biologist vol 077 - Topic: Science Powered Games - Guest: David McConville

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2015


    Biologist vol 076 - Topic: Tobacco Plant to the Rescue - Guest: Charles Arntzen

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2015


    Biologist vol 075 - Topic: Tales of Termites - Guest: Barbara Thorn

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2015


    Biologist vol 074 - Topic: The Secret Life of the Natural History Museum - Guest: Richard Fortey

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2015


    Biologist vol 073 - Topic: Putting the Touch into Biology - Guest: Ashleigh Gonzales

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2015


    Biologist vol 072 - Topic: Space Physiology - Guest: Scott Parazynski

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2015


    Ask-a-Biologist program volume 072. ASU School of Life Sciences. Dr. Biology (CJ Kazilek) visits with physiologist, mountain climber, and astronaut Scott Parazynski. This out of this world show is all about extremes, both on the ground and in space.

    Biologist vol 071 - Topic: Zombie Ants - Guest: David Hughes

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2015


    Ask-a-Biologist vol 070 - Topic:Learning from Darwin's Finches - Guests: Peter and Rosemary Grant

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2015


    Ask-a-Biologist vol 069 - Topic: Food for Thought About GMOs - Guest: Kevin Folta

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2015


    Ask-a-Biologist vol 068 - Topic: Cute Colorful Poision Dart Frogs and their Mimics - Guest: Molly Cummings

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2015


    Ask-a-Biologist vol 067 - Topic: Looking into Lucy - Guest: Don Johanson

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2015


    Ask-a-Biologist vol 066 - Topic: A Hiking Adventure - Guests: Liz Smith and Justin Olson

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2015


    Ask-a-Biologist vol 065 - Topic: Ant Life Part 2 - Guest: Jennifer Fewell and co-host Jane Rector

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2012


    Ask-a-Biologist vol 064 - Topic: Ant Life Part 1 - Guest: Jennifer Fewell and co-host Jane Rector

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2012


    Ask-a-Biologist vol 063 - Topic: Young Women in Science - Guest: Susan Holechek

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2012


    Ask-a-Biologist vol 062 - Topic: Young Women in Science - Guest: Kiona Ogle

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2012


    Ask-a-Biologist vol 061 - Topic: Biology Business - Guest: Bruce Hammock

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2012


    Ask-a-Biologist vol 060 - Topic: Strange Cricket Silence - Guest: Marlene Zuk

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2011


    Ask-a-Biologist vol 059 - Topic: Been There Dung That - Guest: Mary Liz Jameson

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2011


    Ask-a-Biologist vol 058 - Topic: Dear Aliens - Guest: Lucy Hawking

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2011


    Ask-a-Biologist vol 057 - Topic: Micronauts and Beyond - Guest: Page Baluch

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2010


    Ask-a-Biologist vol 056 - Topic: Skin - Guest: Nina Jablonski

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2010


    Ask-a-Biologist vol 055 - Topic: Talking Science - Guest: Robert Krulwich

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2010


    Ask-a-Biologist vol 053 - Topic: Keeping Your Cool - Thermoregulation - Guests: Dale DeNardo & Arno Vlooswijk

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2009


    Ask-a-Biologist vol 054 - Topic: Bats, Bones and Biology - Guests: Rebecca Fisher & Elizabeth Hagen

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2009


    Ask-a-Biologist vol 052 - Topic: Evolution of Bird Flight - Guest: Ken Dial

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2009


    Ask-a-Biologist vol 051 - Topic: New Species Hunters - Guests: Vicki Funk and Richard Pyle

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2009


    Ask-a-Biologist vol 050 - Topic: Flora Delaterre - Plant Detective - Guest: Beth Judy

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2009


    Ask-a-Biologist vol 049 - Topic: Oh No, Not Exercise! - Guest: Gabriel Shaibi

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2009


    Ask-a-Biologist vol 048 - Topic: Is There a Jaguar in My Backyard? - Guest: Emil McCain

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2009


    Ask-a-Biologist vol 047 - Topic: E. O. Wilson Science Rock Star - Part 2 - Guest: Edward O. Wilson

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2009


    Ask-a-Biologist vol 046 - Topic: E. O. Wilson Science Rock Star - Part 1 - Guest: Edward O. Wilson

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2009


    Ask-a-Biologist vol 045 - Topic: The Other Marine Biologist - Guest: James Elser

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2009


    Ask-a-Biologist vol 044 - Topic: Cataglyphis Versus Saharabot - Guest: Rudiger Wehner

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2009


    Ask-a-Biologist vol 043 - Topic: Mud Science - Healing with Clays - Guest: Shelley Haydel

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2009


    Ask-a-Biologist vol 042 - Topic: Pollen - Nature's Tiny Clues - Guest: Vaughn Bryant

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2009


    Ask-a-Biologist vol 041 - Topic: Ouch - Body Defense and Repair - Guest: Douglas Lake

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2009


    Ask-a-Biologist vol 040 - Topic: Secrets of Desert Plants - Guest: Tina Wilson

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2009


    Ask-a-Biologist vol 039 - Topic: A Visit to NSF - Guest: James Collins

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2009


    Ask-a-Biologist vol 038 - Topic: Life & Building E.T. - Guests: Paul Davies & Ferran Garcia-Pichel

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2009


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