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Explore the world of cloning, protein folding, genome mapping, and more with the most important researchers in the field. Although the show is no longer in production at TWiT, you can enjoy episodes from the TWiT Archives.

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    • Jul 6, 2012 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 10m AVG DURATION
    • 25 EPISODES


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    FiB 95: So Long and Thanks for all the FiBs

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2012 99:50


    We bring back all the co-hosts, panelists, and subject matter experts for a touchy feeling - warm and fuzzy feel good farewell. FiB is moving to: Microbe TV Guests: Dr. George Farr, VP - Aeromics, LLC Mark Griswold, Ph.D.; CWRU Jasen Buch; Aeromics, LLC Vincent Racaniello, Ph.D. Andre Nantel, Ph.D. Prof. David Y. Thomas, Ph.D., McGill U. Justin Sanchez, Ph.D., Univ. of Miami Dave Brodbeck, Ph.D. Host: Marc Pelletier We invite you to read, add to, and amend our show notes. Comments and suggestions on Futures in Biotech. Also thanks to Phil Pelletier and Will Hall for the great themes. Thanks to Cachefly for providing the bandwidth for this netcast.

    FiB 94: Getting DNA Right-s

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2012 67:20


    We navigate the waters of Biotechnology. Gene patents, how do you get them and why are they there? And once you have them, how are you going to finance your company and move forward? Guest: Eileen Smith Ewing - Shareholder, GreenbergTraurig, Boston, MA; Chair, Committee on Biotechnology & Chair, Life Sciences Division, American Bar Association Hosts: Marc Pelletier and Denise Howell We invite you to read, add to, and amend our show notes. Comments and suggestions on Futures in Biotech. Also thanks to Phil Pelletier and Will Hall for the great themes. Thanks to Cachefly for providing the bandwidth for this netcast.

    FiB 93: Snyder's Omics

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2012 55:37


    The technologies that our guest has developed are playing an important role in changing the world, not like the car, the microwave and the cell phone, but as in Drs. Flox, McCoy, and Crusher. Guest: Dr. Michael Snyder Co-Host: Andre Nantel, Ph.D. Host: Marc Pelletier We invite you to read, add to, and amend our show notes. Comments and suggestions on Futures in Biotech. Also thanks to Phil Pelletier and Will Hall for the great themes. Thanks to Cachefly for providing the bandwidth for this netcast.

    FiB 92: Foldit - Crowd Sourcing God's Work

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2012 55:39


    Dr. David Baker explains how the game Foldit uses crowdsourcing to intelligently design artificial proteins never seen before in nature. Guest: Dr. David Baker Co-Host: Markus Veolter Host: Marc Pelletier We invite you to read, add to, and amend our show notes. Comments and suggestions on Futures in Biotech. Also thanks to Phil Pelletier and Will Hall for the great themes. Thanks to Cachefly for providing the bandwidth for this netcast.

    FiB 91: 6 PhDs Piled High And Deep

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2011 69:46


    In this episode of Futures in Biotech, we talk about the Frontiers of Biotechnology - where the line between science and sci-fi are beginning to blur. Guests: George Farr, Ph.D. , Mark Gerstein , David Thomas, Ph.D. , Justin Sanchez, Ph.D. and Simon Melov, Ph.D. Host: Marc Pelletier We invite you to read, add to, and amend our show notes. Comments and suggestions on Futures in Biotech. Also thanks to Phil Pelletier and Will Hall for the great themes. Thanks to Cachefly for providing the bandwidth for this netcast.

    FiB 90: In-Silico Models of Organ Morphogenesis

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2011 69:22


    In this episode of Futures in Biotech, Dr. Celeste Nelson, from Princeton University, explores the fundamental mechanisms of organ morphogenesis. Guest: Dr. Celeste Nelson, Ph.D. Guest Host: Andre Nantel, Ph.D. Host: Marc Pelletier We invite you to read, add to, and amend our show notes. Comments and suggestions on Futures in Biotech. Also thanks to Phil Pelletier and Will Hall for the great themes. Thanks to Cachefly for providing the bandwidth for this netcast. Sponsor: Ford Technology

    FiB 89: Towards Curing Malaria With Dr. Elizabeth Winzeler

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2011 67:16


    Dr. Elizabeth Winzeler describes her approaches to drug discovery in an effort to tackle Malaria. Guest: Dr. Elizabeth Winzeler, Ph.D. Host: Marc Pelletier We invite you to read, add to, and amend our show notes. Comments and suggestions on Futures in Biotech. Also thanks to Phil Pelletier and Will Hall for the great themes. Thanks to Cachefly for providing the bandwidth for this netcast. Sponsor: Ford

    FiB 88: Cogito, Ergo Sum... Multitasking?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2011 72:39


    How understanding our mind will shape our futures with Dr. Adam Gazzaley. Guest: Dr. Adam Gazzaley, M.D., Ph.D. Special Guest Host: Dave Brodbeck, PhD Host: Marc Pelletier We invite you to read, add to, and amend our show notes. Comments and suggestions on Futures in Biotech. Also thanks to Phil Pelletier and Will Hall for the great themes. Thanks to Cachefly for providing the bandwidth for this netcast. Sponsor: Ford

    FiB 87: Anti-Matter Message In A Magnetic Bottle

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2011 84:14


    We talk with Jeffrey Hangst about the successful trapping of anti-hydrogen to hopefully answer some of our most important questions about the universe. Guest: Prof. Jeffrey Hangst Host: Marc Pelletier We invite you to read, add to, and amend our show notes. Comments and suggestions on Futures in Biotech. Also thanks to Phil Pelletier and Will Hall for the great themes. Thanks to Cachefly for providing the bandwidth for this netcast.

    FiB 86: Biomasses For The Masses

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2011 61:19


    Changing an Amish farm in Ohio into an energy source solution for modern times. Guests: John Griswold , Matthew J. Griswold, CFA and Mark A. Griswold, Ph.D. Host: Marc Pelletier We invite you to read, add to, and amend our show notes. Comments and suggestions on Futures in Biotech. Also thanks to Phil Pelletier and Will Hall for the great themes. Thanks to Cachefly for providing the bandwidth for this netcast.

    FiB 85: Modeling Life With The World's Most Powerful Computer System

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2011 77:43


    Dr. Vijay Pande, Stanford's Director of Folding@home, details how the World's most powerful system models Alzheimer's and other human diseases. Guest: Dr. Vijay Pande Host: Marc Pelletier We invite you to read, add to, and amend our show notes. Comments and suggestions on Futures in Biotech. Also thanks to Phil Pelletier and Will Hall for the great themes. Thanks to Cachefly for providing the bandwidth for this netcast.

    FiB 84: Biotech - Hot in Cleveland

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2011 74:22


    Baiju Shah, President & CEO of BioEnterprise, explains how to transform a regional economy into a thriving biotechnological innovation center. Guest: Baiju Shah, J.D. Host: Marc Pelletier We invite you to read, add to, and amend our show notes. Comments and suggestions on Futures in Biotech. Also thanks to Phil Pelletier and Will Hall for the great themes. Thanks to Cachefly for providing the bandwidth for this netcast.

    FiB 83: Bioinformatics: Essential Gene Names Skewed in a Network of Blame - Dr. Mark Gerstein from Yale University explains the essence of life through network theory.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2011 104:44


    Dr. Mark Gerstein from Yale University explains the essence of life through network theory. Here you can find an important podcast: Biological Network Analysis Host: Marc Pelletier Guest: Mark Gerstein We invite you to read, add to, and amend our show notes. Comments and suggestions on Futures in Biotech. Also thanks to Phil Pelletier and Will Hall for the great themes. Thanks to CacheFly for providing the bandwidth for this netcast.

    FiB 82: Bionic Brain Symbionts: The Next Phage of Human Slurry - We discuss everything from symbiotic devices to human proteome phage to the race between transcription and translation, genetics gone wild.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2011 83:06


    We discuss everything from symbiotic devices to human proteome phage to the race between transcription and translation, genetics gone wild. Host: Marc Pelletier Guests: Andre Nantel, Ph.D and Justin Sanchez, Ph.D We invite you to read, add to, and amend our show notes. Comments and suggestions on Futures in Biotech. Also thanks to Phil Pelletier and Will Hall for the great themes. Thanks to CacheFly for providing the bandwidth for this netcast.

    FiB 81: Worm Research: The Buck Starts Here - Dr. Gordon Lithgow bridges the science of protein folding and life extension.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2011 53:32


    Dr. Gordon Lithgow bridges the science of protein folding and life extension. Host: Marc Pelletier Co-Host: Simon Melov, PhD Guest: Gordon Lithgow, Ph.D. We invite you to read, add to, and amend our show notes. Comments and suggestions on Futures in Biotech. Also thanks to Phil Pelletier and Will Hall for the great themes. Thanks to CacheFly for providing the bandwidth for this netcast.

    FiB 80: Light Up the Brain - Using optogenetics to study learning and cognition.

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2011 68:44


    Using optogenetics to study learning and cognition. Host: Marc Pelletier Co-Host: Dave Brodbeck, Ph.D Guest: Dr. Ann M. Graybiel We invite you to read, add to, and amend our show notes. Comments and suggestions on Futures in Biotech. Also thanks to Phil Pelletier and Will Hall for the great themes. Thanks to CacheFly for providing the bandwidth for this netcast.

    FiB 79: Oceans 20 - The Test Run, the technology that will transition us into the next era of medicine.

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2011 74:14


    The Test Run, the technology that will transition us into the next era of medicine. Host: Marc Pelletier Co-Host: Mark Gerstein Guest: Dr. Tommy Nilsson We invite you to read, add to, and amend our show notes. Comments and suggestions on Futures in Biotech. Also thanks to Phil Pelletier and Will Hall for the great themes. Thanks to CacheFly for providing the bandwidth for this netcast.

    FiB 78: TWiV Infects FiB - It's a science mashup. FiB and TWiV together for one big show.

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2011 80:45


    It's a science mashup. FiB and TWiV together for one big show. Hosts: Marc Pelletier and Vincent Racaniello, Ph.D Guests: Dickson D. Despommier, Ph.D., Alan Dove, Ph.D, and Richard Condit, Ph.D We invite you to read, add to, and amend our show notes. Comments and suggestions on Futures in Biotech. Also thanks to Phil Pelletier and Will Hall for the great themes. Thanks to CacheFly for providing the bandwidth for this netcast.

    FiB 77: How The Environment and A Single Protein Influence Evolution - How the environment and a single protein influence evolution.

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2011 54:59


    How the environment and a single protein influence evolution. Host: Marc Pelletier Guests: Dr. Susan Lindquist and Daniel Jarosz, Ph.D. We invite you to read, add to, and amend our show notes. Comments and suggestions on Futures in Biotech. Also thanks to Phil Pelletier and Will Hall for the great themes. Thanks to CacheFly for providing the bandwidth for this netcast.

    FiB 76: It's Time To Proteo Me - How mass spectrometry has become one of the most important technologies in our move toward personalized medicine.

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2011 68:25


    How mass spectrometry has become one of the most important technologies in our move toward personalized medicine. Hosts: Marc Pelletier and Vincent Racaniello, Ph.D Guest: Ruedi Aebersold Sponsored by: Synergy 1. We invite you to read, add to, and amend our show notes. Comments and suggestions on Futures in Biotech. Also thanks to Phil Pelletier and Will Hall for the great themes. Thanks to CacheFly for providing the bandwidth for this netcast.

    FiB 75: It's Time To Start the Human Proteome - The move to the Human Proteome is the next big transition in modern medicine.

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2011 62:55


    The move to the Human Proteome is the next big transition in modern medicine. Host: Marc Pelletier Guests: Dr. John Bergeron and Dr. Tommy Nilsson Sponsored by: Synergy 1. We invite you to read, add to, and amend our show notes. Comments and suggestions on Futures in Biotech. Also thanks to Phil Pelletier and Will Hall for the great themes. Thanks to CacheFly for providing the bandwidth for this netcast.

    FiB 74: Cancer and Aging: Rival Demons with Dr. Judith Campisi - Seeking to better understand how cellular senescence contributes to the pathophysiology of aging.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2011 59:34


    Dr. Judith Campisi's scientific investigations are at the nexus between cancer and aging. She seeks to better understand how cellular senescence contributes to the pathophysiology of aging. Host: Marc Pelletier Guests: Simon Melov, PhD and Dr. Judith Campisi, Ph.D. Sponsored by: Synergy 1. We invite you to read, add to, and amend our show notes. Comments and suggestions on Futures in Biotech. Also thanks to Phil Pelletier and Will Hall for the great themes. Thanks to CacheFly for providing the bandwidth for this netcast.

    FiB 73: The New Science of Aging - We will discuss the biotech of life extension with the scientist that discovered the Sirtuan family of genes.

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2010 61:40


    We will discuss the biotech of life extension with the scientist that discovered the Sirtuan family of genes. Host: Marc Pelletier Guest: Simon Melov, PhD We invite you to read, add to, and amend our show notes. Comments and suggestions on Futures in Biotech. Also thanks to Phil Pelletier and Will Hall for the great themes. Thanks to CacheFly for providing the bandwidth for this netcast.

    FiB 72: A Four Billion Year Old Social Network - How controlling bacterial behavior may lead to a new class of urgently needed antibiotics.

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2010 47:17


    How controlling bacterial behavior may lead to a new class of urgently needed antibiotics. Host: Marc Pelletier Guest: Dr. Bonnie Bassler We invite you to read, add to, and amend our show notes. Comments and suggestions on Futures in Biotech. Sponsored by: Synergy 1. Also thanks to Phil Pelletier and Will Hall for the great themes. Thanks to CacheFly for providing the bandwidth for this netcast.

    FiB 71: Genomics, Proteomics, Cellular Immunity, and Anti-Matter - The '1000 Genome Project', 'Billion Dollar Human Proteome', viral killing proteins, and capturing anti-matter.

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2010 87:13


    The '1000 Genome Project', 'Billion Dollar Human Proteome', viral killing proteins, and capturing anti-matter. Hosts: Marc Pelletier, Vincent Racaniello, Ph.D, and Andre Nantel, Ph.D Co-Host: George Farr, Ph.D. Guest: Mark Gerstein We invite you to read, add to, and amend our show notes. Comments and suggestions on Futures in Biotech. Sponsored by: Synergy 1. Also thanks to Phil Pelletier and Will Hall for the great themes. Thanks to CacheFly for providing the bandwidth for this netcast.

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