Podcasts about biological research

A controversial research program is now again being restricted. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on May 5 about “Improving the Safety and Security of Biological Research.” The order takes aim at practices including gain-of-function research, where scientists add new capabilities to existing pathogens. And in particular, it also addresses taxpayer-funded research programs in other countries where restrictions may not be as strong.Views expressed in this video are opinions of the host and guests and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Epoch Times.

An exciting frontier in biological research at the moment is the ability to grow meat, skin and even other organs in the lab. It's early days but a lot of work is going on with that goal in mind. We get all the details with Professor Luke O'Neill Professor of Biochemistry at the School of Immunology, Trinity College.

Stephanie Seneff introduces Deutenomics, a groundbreaking field reshaping our understanding of biology and medicine. Discover how this revolutionary science could transform health and disease management. #Deutenomics #BiologyRevolution #MedicalInnovation

Stephanie Seneff introduces Deutenomics, a groundbreaking field reshaping our understanding of biology and medicine. Discover how this revolutionary science could transform health and disease management. #Deutenomics #BiologyRevolution #MedicalInnovation

Stephanie Seneff introduces Deutenomics, a groundbreaking field reshaping our understanding of biology and medicine. Discover how this revolutionary science could transform health and disease management. #Deutenomics #BiologyRevolution #MedicalInnovation

Dando sequência à série "Naruhodo Entrevista" de conversas descontraídas com cientistas brasileiras e brasileiros, chegou a vez da Médica, Mestra e Doutora em Pneumologia, Vice-Reitora da UNIFESP, Lia Rita Bittencourt.Só vem!> OUÇA (82min 09s)*Naruhodo! é o podcast pra quem tem fome de aprender. Ciência, senso comum, curiosidades, desafios e muito mais. Com o leigo curioso, Ken Fujioka, e o cientista PhD, Altay de Souza.Edição: Reginaldo Cursino.http://naruhodo.b9.com.br*Lia Rita Azeredo Bittencourt possui graduação em Medicina pela Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo (1987), concluiu residência em Clínica Médica pelo Hospital Universitário Cassiano Antônio de Moraes -UFES (1988) e residência em Pneumologia pelo Instituto de Assistência Médica ao Servidor Público Estadual - HSPE (1991).Obteve título de especialista em Pneumologia pela Associação Médica Brasileira - AMB (1992), de Mestre em Medicina (Pneumologia) pela Universidade Federal de São Paulo - Unifesp (1995), de Doutor em Medicina (Pneumologia) pela Unifesp (1999) e de área e atuação em Medicina do Sono pela AMB (2012). Foi Chefe da Disciplina de Medicina e Biologia do Sono da Unifesp (2008-2012 e 2017-2018).Foi Vice - Chefe do Departamento de Psicobiologia da Unifesp (2014 - 2015). Fundadora e responsável pela Liga Acadêmica do Sono da Unifesp (2008 - 2018). Foi coordenadora Médica do Instituto do Sono da Associação Fundo de Incentivo à Pesquisa - AFIP (1992-2018). Foi coordenadora do Curso de Capacitação em Medicina do Sono do Instituto do Sono/AFIP (2003 - 2018). Foi Presidente da Associação Brasileira do Sono (2007-2009) e Presidente da Associação Brasileira de Medicina do Sono (2013-2015). Foi membro da Comissão de Prova de Título na Área de Atuação em Medicina do Sono da AMB representando a Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisiologia (2013 - 2017).É orientadora no Curso de Pós-Graduação em Psicobiologia desde 2002 e no Curso de Pós- Graduação em Pneumologia desde 2010 da Unifesp. Atualmente é professora Titular e Livre-docente da Disciplina de Medicina e Biologia do Sono do Departamento de Psicobiologia da Unifesp. Está no cargo de Vice-Reitora da Unifesp (2023-2027).Foi representante Titular dos Professores Associados no Conselho de Graduação da Unifesp (2017 - 2019). Foi Pró-Reitora de Pós-Graduação e Pesquisa da Universidade Federal de São Paulo (2018 - 2023). Foi representante Titular dos Professores Associados do Conselho do Campus São Paulo da Unifesp (2020-2022), representante Suplente dos Professores Associados do Conselho da Congregação da Escola Paulista de Medicina da Unifesp (2019-2021). É bolsista Produtividade Pesquisa 1 B e parecerista do Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico; e em 2024, pelo Chamada CNPq/Decit/SECTICS/MS n 32/2024, faz parte do Comitê Julgador para selecionar projetos de pesquisas pré-clínicas e clínicas estratégicas para o SUS. É também pesquisadora e parecerista da Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo.Foi editora da revista Entreteses, editora-associada do periódico Sleep Breathing, Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology, British Journal of Sports Medicine e do Boletim da Associação Brasileira do Sono, parecerista dos periódicos Sleep, Sleep Medicine, Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, Plos One, Cephalalgia, British Joutnal of Sports Medicine,Sleep Science, Journal of Clinical Monitoring and Computing (JCMC),Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research, International Journal of Endocrinology, Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, Nature and Science of Sleep, Revista Brasileira de Psiquiatria, Revista de Psiquiatria Clínica, Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology e Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia.Tem experiência na área de Medicina, com ênfase em Pneumologia e Medicina do Sono, atuando principalmente nos seguintes temas: epidemiologia, fisiopatologia, diagnóstico, prognóstico e tratamento dos distúrbios respiratórios relacionados ao sono.Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/6882391059348792*APOIE O NARUHODO PELA PLATAFORMA ORELO!Um aviso importantíssimo: o podcast Naruhodo agora está no Orelo: https://bit.ly/naruhodo-no-oreloE é por meio dessa plataforma de apoio aos criadores de conteúdo que você ajuda o Naruhodo a se manter no ar.Você escolhe um valor de contribuição mensal e tem acesso a conteúdos exclusivos, conteúdos antecipados e vantagens especiais.Além disso, você pode ter acesso ao nosso grupo fechado no Telegram, e conversar comigo, com o Altay e com outros apoiadores.E não é só isso: toda vez que você ouvir ou fizer download de um episódio pelo Orelo, vai também estar pingando uns trocadinhos para o nosso projeto.Então, baixe agora mesmo o app Orelo no endereço Orelo.CC ou na sua loja de aplicativos e ajude a fortalecer o conhecimento científico.https://bit.ly/naruhodo-no-orelo

Professores do Núcleo de Pesquisa em Ciências Biológicas (Nupeb) da Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto (UFOP) publicaram artigo feito em parceria com pesquisadores da Universidade do Colorado, nos Estados Unidos. O estudo mostra como a alimentação com alto índice de gordura pode aumentar sintomas de doenças como a ansiedade e sua relação com o sistema digestivo do ser humano. Nesse Podcast Informativo você vai entender a importância desse estudo para a ciência, como esse estudo foi feito e as consequências mentais de uma dieta desbalanceada. Aperte o play e ouça agora! Ficha Técnica Produção: Mariana Hermidas Edição de Texto: Elis Cristina Edição de áudio e sonoplastia: Eduardo Rodrigues e Gabriel Pedrosa  Foto: Divulgação Internet

If you are in any gardening group, whether an in-person club or online, you likely see countless home remedies for everything that ails our plants. Gardeners tout everything as a miracle cure for something in the garden, from putting tums in the soil to burying fish, making weed killer out of vinegar and salt (please don't) to using dawn dish soap as an insecticide (again, please don't). One that pops up over and over again is using Epsom salts, either sprinkled or added to the soil or used as a foliar spray when diluted in water. I've seen it recommended for blossom end rot, boosting plant growth, germinating seeds and other random maladies. But, is it really good for your plants? Does it help with any of that stuff or is it just another case of correlation over causation? Today on Just Grow Something we're digging into Epsom salts. What they are, if they can help in the garden, and, if so, with what exactly. That way next time someone recommends Epsom salts for curing the yellowing leaves on your plant you'll be able to decide for yourself whether that's an effective plan. Let's dig in! References and Resources: Ep. 18 - Garden Talk Tuesday: Plant Nutrients and Why You Need to Know Them Ep. 22 - Garden Talk Tuesday: Plant Nutrient Deficiencies and Toxicity Focal Point Friday: Plant Nutrient Basics   Photosynthetic activity and onion growth response to compost and Epsom salt: International Journal of Vegetable Science: Vol 26, No 6 (tandfonline.com) IMPACT OF EPSOM SALT APPLICATION ON BIOCHEMICAL CHANGES IN BEETROOT (Beta vulgaris L.). | Agricultural Research Journal | EBSCOhost Effects of Epsom (magnesium sulfate) salt on growth performance of water spinach (Ipomoea aquatica) in nutrient film technique and media-based aquaponics systems | Aquaculture International (springer.com) Effects of foliar and root application of epsom salt on aquaponics beetroot (Beta vulgaris) production in confined condition | Asian Journal of Medical and Biological Research (banglajol.info) The Response to Epsom Salt Sprays of Mature Apple Trees of Three Varieties on Two Contrasting Rootstocks: Journal of Horticultural Science: Vol 43, No 4 (tandfonline.com) Fertilize with Epsom Salts - Garden.org Just Grow Something Gardening Friends Facebook Group Check out how you can become a patron on Patreon Follow me on Instagram JustGrowSomethingPodcast.com Merchandise | Just Grow Something

In this groundbreaking episode of the Cognitive Revolution, we explore the intersection of AI and biology with expert Amelie Schreiber. Learn about the advances in drug design, protein network engineering, and the unfolding AI revolution in scientific discovery. Discover the implications for human health, longevity, and the future of biological research. Join us as we delve into an exciting conversation that may redefine our understanding of biology and medicine. SPONSORS: Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) is a single platform for your infrastructure, database, application development, and AI needs. OCI has four to eight times the bandwidth of other clouds; offers one consistent price, and nobody does data better than Oracle. If you want to do more and spend less, take a free test drive of OCI at https://oracle.com/cognitive The Brave search API can be used to assemble a data set to train your AI models and help with retrieval augmentation at the time of inference. All while remaining affordable with developer first pricing, integrating the Brave search API into your workflow translates to more ethical data sourcing and more human representative data sets. Try the Brave search API for free for up to 2000 queries per month at https://bit.ly/BraveTCR Head to Squad to access global engineering without the headache and at a fraction of the cost: head to https://choosesquad.com/ and mention “Turpentine” to skip the waitlist. Omneky is an omnichannel creative generation platform that lets you launch hundreds of thousands of ad iterations that actually work customized across all platforms, with a click of a button. Omneky combines generative AI and real-time advertising data. Mention "Cog Rev" for 10% off https://www.omneky.com/ CHAPTERS: (00:00:00) Introduction (00:04:53) Introduction to Amelie Schreiber and the Podcast (00:08:59) Understanding Protein Interactions (00:11:45) Traditional Methods vs. AI Approaches (00:13:51) Molecular Dynamics and AI Models (00:18:02) AlphaFold and Protein Structure Prediction (00:18:43) Sponsors: Oracle | Brave (00:20:51) Protein Dynamics and New AI Models (00:32:36) Sponsors: Squad | Omneky (00:34:22) Challenges in Protein Interaction Models (00:44:44) Generalization and Data Splitting in AI Models (00:48:43) Advanced AI Models for Protein Complexes (00:52:25) Practical Applications of AI in Biochemistry (01:01:53) Designing Protein Sequences with Ligand and PNN (01:05:19) Binder Design and Fold Conditioning (01:08:48) Challenges and Bottlenecks in Drug Discovery (01:16:09) Adoption and Accessibility of New Technologies (01:21:04) Future Prospects and Ethical Considerations (01:37:08) The Role of AI Agents in Biological Research (01:40:18) Balancing Innovation and Safety in Biotechnology

In this episode, we interview Dr. John Inglis and Dr. Richard Sever, the executive director and assistant director respectively of the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press. John and Richard also co-founded both bioRxiv and medRxiv, the primary preprint servers for biological and medical research. We discuss what makes the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press unique, how they founded bioRxiv and medRxiv, how preprinting allows us to do experiments on the publication system itself, and much more!In the episode, John recommends a book on career options for biomedical scientists.Note from the editor: Unfortunately, there were some minor issues with Richard's source audio which resulted in some occasional skipping. Our apologies for this!For more information about EBRC, visit our website at ebrc.org. If you are interested in getting involved with the EBRC Student and Postdoc Association, fill out a membership application for graduate students and postdocs or for undergraduates and join today!Episode transcripts are the unedited output from Whisper and likely contain errors.

Robert Soler is the VP of Biological Research and Technology at BIOS. Prior to his work with BIOS, his most prominent work was with the Kennedy Space Center, where he helped design and build the first LED light for use on the International Space Station (ISS) and collaborated with scientists to use LED light for photo biological purposes in space, including the circadian lighting system designed to synchronize circadian rhythms of astronauts aboard ISS. He holds a Master of Science degree from the Lighting Research Center at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and has begun a PhD in Behavioral Neuroscience at the University of California, San Diego. Robert owns over 70 patents in lighting technology, and continues to research new applications for lighting. Robert was recently featured in LEDs Magazine 40 Under 40, honoring the best and the brightest across LED and SSL. He is also an Advisor for The WELL Building Standard, the leading tool for advancing health and well-being in buildings globally. SKYVIEW Light - 20% OFF with code 'Redefined20' LinkedIn

Lifelong best friend and Investigator, "Breem",  joins me on part three of our Ethics Review of the offically released Machine Intelligence project document:  Biological research and self-driving labs in deep space supported by artificial intelligence

Are worms the heroes we didn't know we needed? Silent, slimy and wriggling, you might think that worms are good for nothing except bait on the end of a fishing rod. However, there is more to the humble worm than meets the eye.蠕虫难道不是我们自己知道所需要的英雄吗？ 它静静的、黏糊糊的、扭来扭去的，你可能会认为蠕虫除了是钓鱼竿的诱饵外，然后就一无是处。 但是，这不起眼的蠕虫远不止这些。The British naturalist Charles Darwin said that no other animal has "played such an important part in the history of the world as these lowly organised creatures". They have lived on Earth for 600 million years and have even survived five mass extinctions. So, what do worms do that is so great?英国博物学家查尔斯达尔文说: 没有其他动物像这些低等组织的生物一样在世界历史上发挥了如此重要的作用。它们在地球上生活了 6 亿年，甚至在五次大灭绝中幸存了下来。那么，蠕虫有什么厉害之处呢？Earthworms literally move the earth, and this is why farmers love them. As they travel, they aerate the soil by loosening, mixing and oxygenating it, which increases the ground's capacity to hold and drain water. They are effectively a small but very efficient plough. But it's not just earthworms that deserve praise.蚯蚓确实移动了地球，这就是农民喜欢它们的原因。当它们移动时，它们通过松土、混合和充氧来使土壤通气，从而增加地面保存和排水的能力。它们实际上是一种小而高效的犁。但值得表扬的不仅仅是蚯蚓。In 2022, a group of scientists at the Margarita Salas Center for Biological Research isolated enzymes found in wax worm saliva which are plastic-eating. These can break down polyethylene, a very common plastic that normally degrades over many years. It's hoped that by producing these enzymes on an industry-level scale, we will have a more environmentally friendly way to reduce plastic pollution.2022 年，玛格丽塔萨拉斯生物研究中心的一组科学家分离出在吃塑料的蜡虫唾液中发现的酶。这些酶可以分解聚乙烯，这是一种非常常见的塑料，通常会在多年后降解。希望能够通过工业级规模来生产这些酶，我们将有一种更环保的方式来减少塑料的污染。And worms are even inspiring the building industry. Bloodworms are small sea creatures which burrow into the mud of the ocean floor. Scientists at the University of California, Santa Barbara have been studying their jaws, which are made up of 10% copper proteins and are so strong that they last the worm's entire five-year lifespan. Because of this research, engineers may start using the jaws as inspiration for the design and manufacture of materials like concrete. So, next time you see a worm, show it a little respect. They really are changing the world!蠕虫甚至启发了建筑业。红虫是钻入海底泥浆中的小型海洋生物。加利福尼亚大学圣巴巴拉分校的科学家们一直在研究它们的下颚，它由 10% 的铜蛋白组成，非常坚固，可以维持蠕虫的整个五年寿命。由于这项研究，工程师可能会开始使用下颚的这个灵感来设计和制造一些材料如混凝土。所以，下次您看到蠕虫时，请对它表示一点尊重。他们真的正在改变世界！词汇表worm 蠕虫 I saw a worm crawling on the ground after the rain.slimy 黏糊糊的 Be careful not to step on that slimy slug!wriggling 蠕动着的，扭动着的 The fish was wriggling on the end of my fishing line.bait （鱼）饵 We need to use some fresh bait to attract the fish.humble 不起眼的，普通的 He grew up in a humble little village in the countryside.naturalist 博物学家 My friend is a naturalist who studies birds in the forest.lowly 低等的 She started her career in a lowly position, but now she's the CEO.creature 动物，生物 The ocean is home to a wide variety of fascinating creatures.mass extinction （生物）聚群绝灭 The dinosaur era is known for the mass extinction that occurred.earthworm 蚯蚓 Earthworms are beneficial for the soil as they aerate it.aerate 使（土壤）透气 It's important to aerate the compost pile to speed up decomposition.soil 土壤 The farmer tested the soil to determine its nutrient content.loosen 松动 Use a shovel to loosen the soil before planting the flowers.oxygenate 给…供氧 Plants release oxygen and help to oxygenate the surrounding air.plough 犁 The farmer used a plough to prepare the field for planting.enzyme 酶 Enzymes play a crucial role in the digestion of food in our bodies.wax worm 蜡虫 Wax worms are commonly used as fishing bait.saliva 唾液 The dentist asked me to rinse my mouth and spit out the saliva.plastic-eating 分解塑料的 Scientists are researching plastic-eating bacteria to combat pollution.bloodworm 血虫 Fish are attracted to the movement of bloodworms in the water.burrow 钻，打洞 The rabbit dug a burrow to create a safe shelter.jaws 口部 The shark's jaws are lined with rows of sharp teeth.

How do you medically evaluate a person who presents with obesity? Drs Robert Kushner and Amanda Velazquez share practical tools and pearls for community clinicians. Relevant disclosures can be found with the episode show notes on Medscape (https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/982633). The topics and discussions are planned, produced, and reviewed independently of advertisers. This podcast is intended only for US healthcare professionals. Resources Obesity Treatment & Management https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/123702-treatment A Primer on Smoking Cessation in Primary Care https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/864524_3 Reasons for Underutilization of Bariatric Surgery: The Role of Insurance Benefit Design https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30425002/ Antiobesity Drug Therapy: An Individualized and Comprehensive Approach https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34341028/ Taking a Weight History – Using Mnemonics to Learn a Missing Skill in Medical Education [Version 1] https://mededpublish.org/articles/6-215 The Broadening Domain of the Metabolic Syndrome https://www.medscape.org/viewarticle/508282 Mallampati Classification https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/2172419-overview Acanthosis Nigricans https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1102488-overview Cushing's Syndrome https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/endocrine-diseases/cushings-syndrome Clinical Use of the Edmonton Obesity Staging System for the Assessment of Weight Management Outcomes in People With Class 3 Obesity https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35267942/ The Progression of Cardiometabolic Disease: Validation of a New Cardiometabolic Disease Staging System Applicable to Obesity https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3866217/ Modern Epigenetics Methods in Biological Research https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32645449/

Anne Wojcicki is an innovative biologist and the co-founder and CEO of personal genomics company 23andMe.In 2006, Anne saw a need for creating a way to generate more personalized information so that commercial and academic researchers could better understand and develop new drugs and diagnostics. The result was 23andMe, which provides genetic testing for individuals curious about their ancestry and genetic makeup.It was named "Invention of the Year" by Time Magazine in 2008, and in 2013, The Fast Company named Anne “The Most Daring CEO.”We spoke with Anne all about her upbringing and the story of how 23andMe came to be.*The Founder Hour is brought to you by Outer. Outer makes the world's most beautiful, comfortable, innovative, and high-quality outdoor furniture - ALL from sustainable materials - and is the ONLY outdoor furniture with a patented built-in cover to make protecting it effortless. From teak chairs to fire pit tables, everything Outer makes has the look and feel of what you'd expect at a 5-star resort, for less than you'd pay at a big box store for something that won't last.For a limited time, get 10% off and FREE shipping at www.liveouter.com/thefounderhour. Terms and conditions apply.*This episode is brought to you by “More Than Profit.” If you enjoy The Founder Hour, we think you'll enjoy this podcast too. It celebrates entrepreneurs, investors, and leaders that are living and working with purpose. The host, Bryce Butler, sits down with his guests and shares personal stories about what it's like to succeed…and even fail. But more than that, what motivates them beyond just profit to press forward in their work and as a leader.Check out “More Than Profit” wherever you get your podcasts or at www.morethanprofit.fm.

Ethics Review of the offically released 'Machine Intelligence' project document:  Biological Research and Self-Driving Labs in Deep Space supported by artificial intelligence UNCLASSIFIED REFERENCE:  https://www.nature.com/articles/s42256-023-00618-4?awc=26427_1680573176_5940bd6d73767a6047230294366df9cb Abstract: Space biology research aims to understand fundamental spaceflight effects on organisms, develop foundational knowledge to support deep space exploration and, ultimately, bioengineer spacecraft and habitats to stabilize the ecosystem of plants, crops, microbes, animals and humans for sustained multi-planetary life. To advance these aims, the field leverages experiments, platforms, data and model organisms from both spaceborne and ground-analogue studies. As research is extended beyond low Earth orbit, experiments and platforms must be maximally automated, light, agile and intelligent to accelerate knowledge discovery. Here we present a summary of decadal recommendations from a workshop organized by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration on artificial intelligence, machine learning and modelling applications that offer solutions to these space biology challenges. The integration of artificial intelligence into the field of space biology will deepen the biological understanding of spaceflight effects, facilitate predictive modelling and analytics, support maximally automated and reproducible experiments, and efficiently manage spaceborne data and metadata, ultimately to enable life to thrive in deep space.>A Call to Actions does not or will never support the R&D performed in this paper.

Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: My experience getting funding for my biological research, published by Metacelsus on April 16, 2023 on LessWrong. Linked from my Substack Research is expensive, especially these days. Even though grad students and postdocs are underpaid, it still costs a lot to employ them. And every year, lab suppliers increase their prices. Overall, it continually gets more expensive to do the same amount of work: Therefore, in order to carry out my meiosis project, I needed a source of funding. I am just a grad student and usually it is a professor's job to get grants, but for various reasons I decided to take matters into my own hands. After my experience with the F31 fellowship and all its paperwork, I was rather turned off by the prospect of applying for an NIH grant (R01 or R21). In the best case, I would have to write a huge application, then wait for months before hearing if it was funded, then more months before actually being able to spend anything. And of course, funding chances are always low with the NIH. So, I decided to seek out private philanthropic funding. This, as it turned out, was not as simple as I had expected. Timeline of events September 2022 I develop my project idea and figure out roughly how much funding I need ($300,000 per year over two years, to cover salaries and lab supplies). I reach out to some potential funders. I quickly focus on the FTX Future Fund, since they are known to have a giant pile of cash they want to get rid of. October 2022 I write a formal research proposal and submit it to some FTX Future Fund regrantors. I also start meeting with some university admins who manage research finances. They agree that we can set the overhead rate at 15%. October 29: I meet with the regrantors who tell me they are excited about the project. November 2022 November 3: The FTX Future Fund regrantors announce that they've approved the grant, and can I please send them my bank account info for them to wire $300,000? But before we can accept the funds, my university needs to do due diligence to make sure they're not criminals. The Jeffrey Epstein scandal created some strong organizational scar tissue. Perhaps this is a good thing, because . . . November 8: November 14: It's confirmed that I won't be seeing a cent of the $300,000 from the FTX Future Fund. Well, at least I am not at risk of clawbacks. Late November: I meet with various other philanthropists, and receive multiple suggestions to apply for a Survival and Flourishing Fund (SFF) Speculation Grant. I start working on the application. November 17: The Repro Grants are announced. This seems like a perfect fit for my research. November 20: I submit my initial Repro Grant application. Overall I spent about 6 hours writing it (they claimed it would take 30 minutes, but it's certainly better than the 100 hours I spent on the F31). December 2022 December 7: I hear that my initial Repro Grant application was not funded. However, there is still time left in the application period, so I spend another ~6 hours writing a different proposal (focusing on ovarian organoids instead of meiosis). December 22: I submit my application for a SFF Speculation Grant. Around this time, I am also discussing the project with two private donors who may be interested in funding it. One of these backs out (due, I think, to losing money in the crypto downturn), but the other one is very excited about it. December 29: SFF agrees to provide $401,000 for the project, with the private donor also providing $300,000. This is at the high end of my requested budget, so I am especially happy about it. January 2023 January 3: The Repro Grant was funded! Although they only gave me $65,000 out of the $100,000 I requested, it's still excellent news. Early January: University admins agree to accept the money from SFF and the Repro Grant. Howev...

Link to original articleWelcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: My experience getting funding for my biological research, published by Metacelsus on April 16, 2023 on LessWrong. Linked from my Substack Research is expensive, especially these days. Even though grad students and postdocs are underpaid, it still costs a lot to employ them. And every year, lab suppliers increase their prices. Overall, it continually gets more expensive to do the same amount of work: Therefore, in order to carry out my meiosis project, I needed a source of funding. I am just a grad student and usually it is a professor's job to get grants, but for various reasons I decided to take matters into my own hands. After my experience with the F31 fellowship and all its paperwork, I was rather turned off by the prospect of applying for an NIH grant (R01 or R21). In the best case, I would have to write a huge application, then wait for months before hearing if it was funded, then more months before actually being able to spend anything. And of course, funding chances are always low with the NIH. So, I decided to seek out private philanthropic funding. This, as it turned out, was not as simple as I had expected. Timeline of events September 2022 I develop my project idea and figure out roughly how much funding I need ($300,000 per year over two years, to cover salaries and lab supplies). I reach out to some potential funders. I quickly focus on the FTX Future Fund, since they are known to have a giant pile of cash they want to get rid of. October 2022 I write a formal research proposal and submit it to some FTX Future Fund regrantors. I also start meeting with some university admins who manage research finances. They agree that we can set the overhead rate at 15%. October 29: I meet with the regrantors who tell me they are excited about the project. November 2022 November 3: The FTX Future Fund regrantors announce that they've approved the grant, and can I please send them my bank account info for them to wire $300,000? But before we can accept the funds, my university needs to do due diligence to make sure they're not criminals. The Jeffrey Epstein scandal created some strong organizational scar tissue. Perhaps this is a good thing, because . . . November 8: November 14: It's confirmed that I won't be seeing a cent of the $300,000 from the FTX Future Fund. Well, at least I am not at risk of clawbacks. Late November: I meet with various other philanthropists, and receive multiple suggestions to apply for a Survival and Flourishing Fund (SFF) Speculation Grant. I start working on the application. November 17: The Repro Grants are announced. This seems like a perfect fit for my research. November 20: I submit my initial Repro Grant application. Overall I spent about 6 hours writing it (they claimed it would take 30 minutes, but it's certainly better than the 100 hours I spent on the F31). December 2022 December 7: I hear that my initial Repro Grant application was not funded. However, there is still time left in the application period, so I spend another ~6 hours writing a different proposal (focusing on ovarian organoids instead of meiosis). December 22: I submit my application for a SFF Speculation Grant. Around this time, I am also discussing the project with two private donors who may be interested in funding it. One of these backs out (due, I think, to losing money in the crypto downturn), but the other one is very excited about it. December 29: SFF agrees to provide $401,000 for the project, with the private donor also providing $300,000. This is at the high end of my requested budget, so I am especially happy about it. January 2023 January 3: The Repro Grant was funded! Although they only gave me $65,000 out of the $100,000 I requested, it's still excellent news. Early January: University admins agree to accept the money from SFF and the Repro Grant. Howev...

Physiological Reviews Editor-in-Chief Dr. Sadis Matalon speaks with Dr. Paule V. Joseph about her article “A Systematic Review of the Biological Mediators of Fat Taste and Smell,” the first systematic review to be published in Physiological Reviews. Dr. Joseph is Lasker Clinical Research Scholar, Tenure Track Clinical Investigator, and Chief of the Section of Sensory Science and Metabolism in the Division of Intramural Clinical and Biological Research at the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. She has a a joint appointment at the National Institute of Nursing Research. Dr. Joseph's research focuses on preclinical, clinical, and translational studies of chemosensory disorders. In August 2022, she was selected as the inaugural 2022–2024 American Academy of Nursing Fellow at the National Academy of Medicine. Dr. Joseph is a member of the Physiological Reviews Editorial Board. Introduction of Dr. Joseph [1:07] Author's background [2:40] Why did Dr. Joseph and her coauthors write a systematic review instead of a narrative review? [6:47] Discussion of the main receptors responsible for the sensations of taste and smell, and how their activation relates to obesity [10:12] How does SARS-CoV-2 result in loss of taste and smell, and why does it occur following a COVID infection and not with other respiratory viruses? [14:40] Are polymorphisms associated with obesity or, conversely, with very low body mass index (BMI)? [19:49] Do environmental factors play a role in the regulation of fat and smell receptors? [22:39] Suggestions for improving outreach within the nursing community [25:26] Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and Amazon Music to receive immediate notification when new episodes are available. Browse recent articles on our website. Be sure to let your colleagues know about the podcast, and please rate and review it wherever you listen to it. Follow the journal on Twitter and Facebook. Listen to other podcasts produced by the American Physiological Society.

Today on Midday, it's another installment in our occasional series, Midday on Ethics.  A computational biologist from Johns Hopkins named Steven Salzberg published a commentary last week on the Hub, a Johns Hopkins University news website, in which he warned of the dangers of creating “superbugs” in labs for purposes of research. Dr. Salzberg has long been a critic of so called “gain of function” research. What is that, and why do others share Dr. Salzberg's concerns? That's where we'll begin today on this edition of Midday on Ethics.  Tom's guest is our good friend Dr. Jeffrey Kahn, the director of the Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics. Dr. Jeff Kahn joins us today in Studio A. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today's guest is Elia Brodsky, CEO at Pine Biotech in New Orleans, LA. Founded in 2014, Pine Biotech's vision is to enhance human health and well-being by enabling Biological Research and Discovery with relevant data, solutions and support. Their mission is to simplify bioinformatics and advance research through our modular and intuitive multi-omics analysis platform powered by Human Experience and Artificial Intelligence. Pine Biotech's team consists of bioinformaticians and data scientists that have years of experience collaborating with researchers and industry to develop solutions that leverage omics data. Their experience, unique solutions and passion to democratize bioinformatics have resulted in numerous publications, solutions used by thousands of researchers and collaborative projects in oncology, virology and neuroscience. In the episode, Elia will discuss: The current work he is doing with Pine Biotech, Combining bioinformatics with AI & Data Analytics, The life-cycle of a typical customer journey, Use cases of the impact they bring to customers, Team structure and working culture at Pine Biotech, What's in store for the near future, Career opportunities & what they look for when hiring into the team

A full writeup of this episode is available on our website: hearthisidea.com/episodes/esvelt-sandbrink. Kevin Esvelt is an assistant professor at the MIT Media Lab, where he is director of the Sculpting Evolution group, which invents new ways to study and influence the evolution of ecosystems. He helped found the SecureDNA Project and the Nucleic Acid Observatory, both of which we discuss in the episode. Esvelt is also known for proposing the idea of using CRISPR to implement gene drives. Jonas Sandbrink is a researcher and DPhil student at the Future of Humanity Institute. He is a fellow at both the Emerging Leaders in Biosecurity Initiative at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, and with the Ending Bioweapons Program at the Council on Strategic Risks. Jonas' research interests include the dual-use potential of life sciences research and biotechnology, as well as fast response countermeasures like vaccine platforms. We discuss: The concepts of differential technological development, dual-use research, transfer risks in research, 'information loops', and responsible access to biological data Strengthening norms against risky biological research, such as novel virus identification and gain of function research Connection-based warning systems and metagenomic sequencing technology Advanced PPE, Far-UVC sterilisation technology, and other countermeasures against pandemics potentially worse than Covid Analogies between progress in biotechnology and the early history of nuclear weapons How to use your career to work on these problems — even if you don't have a background in biology. You can read more about the topics we cover in this episode's write-up: hearthisidea.com/episodes/farmer. If you have any feedback, you can get a free book for filling out our new feedback form. You can also get in touch through our website or on Twitter. Consider leaving us a review wherever you're listening to this — it's the best free way to support the show. Thanks for listening!

Scientists and weather watchers have been tracking weather and animal migration data for decades, mostly because they thought the data was interesting. Today, Jeff Kelly, University of Oklahoma biology professor and ORAU consultant, and other scientists use the convergence of archived weather and animal migration data with current technology to track changes caused by climate change over time. "Now we can look at decades of bird migration data, bat emergency data, and start to look at patterns related to climate change and weather changes and how they've impacted animals in ways that nobody really thought about when they started archiving those data." Join host Michael Holtz for a conversation about Kelly's research. You can also read more about Kelly's work here: https://orau.org/impact/people/jeff-kelly-uses-weather-data-for-biological-research.html

Scientists and weather watchers have been tracking weather and animal migration data for decades, mostly because they thought the data was interesting. Today, Jeff Kelly, University of Oklahoma biology professor and ORAU consultant, and other scientists use the convergence of archived weather and animal migration data with current technology to track changes caused by climate change over time. "Now we can look at decades of bird migration data, bat emergency data, and start to look at patterns related to climate change and weather changes and how they've impacted animals in ways that nobody really thought about when they started archiving those data." Join host Michael Holtz for a conversation about Kelly's research. You can also read more about Kelly's work here: https://orau.org/impact/people/jeff-kelly-uses-weather-data-for-biological-research.html

Dr. Alyssa Crittenden joins us today for an excellent conversation (despite internet connectivity issues) about her work with Hadza community members, community-based work, and reconsidering biological sample collection. You can find her recent paper “Who Owns Poop? and Other Ethical Dilemmas Facing an Anthropologist Who Works at the Interface of Biological Research and Indigenous Rights” https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/anthro_fac_articles/590/. Dr. Alyssa Crittenden is an Associate Professor of Anthropology at the University of Nevada Las Vegas. You can contact her via her website: https://www.unlv.edu/people/alyssa-crittenden and on Twitter: @an_crittenden Contact the Sausage of Science Podcast and Human Biology Association: Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/humanbiologyassociation Website:humbio.org/, Twitter: @HumBioAssoc Cara Ocobock, Website: sites.nd.edu/cara-ocobock/, Email:cocobock@nd.edu, Twitter:@CaraOcobock Chris Lynn, HBA Public Relations Committee Chair, Website: cdlynn.people.ua.edu/, Email: cdlynn@ua.edu, Twitter:@Chris_Ly Delaney Glass, Website: dglass.netlify.app/, Email: dglass1@uw.edu, Twitter: @GlassDelaney Alexandra Niclou, Email: aniclou@nd.edu, Twitter: @fiat_Luxandra

Today on TruNews, The Wall Street Journal reported today that a federal tax investigation into Hunter Biden is gaining momentum. The paper said federal prosecutors have gathered information from several Biden associates about the sources of his income, including Ukraine. The Journal's report also said prosecutors from the US Attorney's office in Delaware have sought information and grand jury testimony about the money Hunter Biden received from Burisma Holdings Limited, a Ukrainian natural gas company, and how Biden spent the money. Meanwhile, the Russian foreign affairs ministry released a timeline of the Biden family's involvement in US-funded biological research laboratories in Ukraine. Rick Wiles, Doc Burkhart. Airdate 3/29/22

I denne episoden snakker jeg med førstelektor Matthew Shaw som jobber ved Høgskolen på Vestlandet, campus Sogndal. Matthew, kjent som fast innventar i denne podcasten, inntar rollen som gjest med sin forskningsbakgrunn innenfor bruk av smarttelefon og mobilapplikasjoner i sammenheng med testing. Kan man måle vertikal hopphøyde med en mobil like bra som en kostbar kraftplattform? Kan et bilde avgjøre nøyaktig hvordan din kroppssammensetning er eller må man ty til en DEXA-skanner? Lytt for å få svar! God lytting! Kontaktinfo: Høgskolen på Vestlandet, jobbsiden Twitter Researchgate Referanser: Shaw, M. P., Satchell, L. P., Thompson, S., Harper, E. T., Balsalobre-Fernández, C., & Peart, D. J. (2021). Smartphone and tablet software apps to collect data in sport and exercise settings: Cross-sectional international survey. JMIR mHealth and uHealth, 9(5), e21763. Peart, D. J., Briggs, M. A., & Shaw, M. P. (2022). Mobile applications for the sport and exercise nutritionist: a narrative review. BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation, 14(1), 1-9. Peart, D. J., Balsalobre-Fernández, C., & Shaw, M. P. (2019). Use of mobile applications to collect data in sport, health, and exercise science: A narrative review. The Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research, 33(4), 1167-1177. Shaw, M. P., Robinson, J., & Peart, D. J. (2017). Comparison of a mobile application to estimate percentage body fat to other non-laboratory based measurements. Biomedical Human Kinetics, 9(1), 94-98. Peart, D. J., Shaw, M. P., & Rowley, C. G. (2015). An investigation into a contactless photoplethysmographic mobile application to record heart rate post-exercise: Implications for field testing. Biomedical Human Kinetics, 7(1). Peart, D. J., Shaw, M. P., & Rowley, C. G. (2014). Validity of freely available mobile applications for recording resting heart rate. Annals of Biological Research, 5(12), 11-15.

Join us as we talk with artist and bioscientist Anna Rock about her work in animal research. mental health, and art. Anna has been published in an array of scientific journals, and her art has been featured at the SciArt Center at the NYC Hall of Science, Harvard, and MIT. In this episode, Anna joins Spencer from a '63 Cadillac in Austin, TX. Anna and Spencer talk about art, science, and philosophy and name Anna's new art studio in this ep. Anna and Spencer have known each other for 16 years and that rapport comes out in this episode. Subscribe today! www.anna-rock.com Instagram @planetannarock Newest publication accepted: " Enhanced tendon healing by a tough hydrogel with an adhesive side and high drug-loading capacity. " in Nature Biomedical Engineering. Freedman et al.

Join us as we talk with artist and bioscientist Anna Rock about her work in animal research. mental health, and art. Anna has been published in an array of scientific journals, and her art has been featured at the SciArt Center at the NYC Hall of Science, Harvard, and MIT. In this episode, Anna joins Spencer from a '63 Cadillac in Austin, TX. Anna and Spencer talk about art, science, and philosophy and name Anna's new art studio in this ep. Anna and Spencer have known each other for 16 years and that rapport comes out in this episode. Subscribe today! www.anna-rock.com Instagram @planetannarock Newest publication accepted: " Enhanced tendon healing by a tough hydrogel with an adhesive side and high drug-loading capacity. " in Nature Biomedical Engineering. Freedman et al.

Kevin Esvelt, a scientist at MIT, argues that research intended to prevent pandemics is actually putting us in a lot more danger. Also discussed: Kevin's own research on engineering wild animal species. Are the risks worth the benefits?

In today's episode we discuss: —Climate: Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA) made 4 strong recommendations for preventing COVID-19 infection in health care personnel. A pulmonologist and interventional cardiologist from the Cleveland Clinic and Emory University critique recently published IDSA guidelines for preventing COVID-19 infection in healthcare workers. They argue the recommendation to use either respirators or surgical masks conflicts with Centers for Disease Control guidance to use respirators, and believe the guidelines are missing recommendations on proper gloving strategies, which are crucial to avoid self-contamination. The authors suggest the IDSA must clarify these points to alleviate confusion for healthcare workers who are inundated with recommendations from multiple organizations. —Transmission & Prevention: A retrospective observational study conducted by physicians at the Military Instruction Hospital during April 2020 found that among 1,739 crew members aboard a French aircraft carrier in April 2020, 64% tested positive for COVID-19 via real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), with there being significant variations in symptomatic presentation and antibody development. This article suggests viral circulation in local outbreaks requires further testing and analysis. —Management: Remdesivir for adults with COVID-19 may decrease time on mechanical ventilation. A multi-specialty team from Minnesota and Oregon conducted a systematic review of 5 randomized-controlled trials evaluating remdesivir as a treatment for adults with COVID-19. They found that a 10-day course of remdesivir may reduce the proportion of patients receiving mechanical ventilation (RR: 0.71 [CI, 0.56 to 0.90]; 3 RCTs), but was associated with a statistically insignificant decrease in mortality (RR: 0.93 [95% CI, 0.82 to 1.06]; 4 RCTs) compared to control groups. Authors suggest that remdesivir use probably confers little to no mortality benefit, but may improve recovery by reducing time on mechanical ventilation. —Adjusting Practice During COVID-19: Methodological quality has been lower in some COVID-19 clinical research. As part of a systemic review of COVID-19 research quality, a team of molecular biologists, physicians, and statisticians from the University of Ottawa compared the quality of 686 research articles published during the COVID-19 pandemic to 593 historical controls matched for journal and study design published pre-pandemic. COVID-19 publications had a shorter time to acceptance (13.0 vs. 110 days, p

“C'è una pandemia globale che sta cancellando vite umane e io ho la possibilità di aiutare. Se questo è quel che posso fare per liberarci di questo virus, perché no?”. Così Segev Harel, il primo volontario a cui è stato somministrato il vaccino israeliano contro il Covid-19, quello sviluppato dall'Israel Institute for Biological Research. Un passaggio importante per la scienza israeliana, al centro dell'audio pilpul di questa sera.

In the past 10 years, forest fires ravaged an average of 7M acres annually in the US. (This is up from 2.6M acres per year in the 10-year period from 1982 to 1992.) The current method of reforestation involves people with shovels, carrying 50-pound bags of one- to two-year-old trees up 60° slopes. But what if we didn’t have to wait for greenhouses to grow seedlings? What if we could plant the right biological mix of seeds as soon as the fire cools? And what if we could do it all with drones?   Grant Canary is the CEO and Matthew Aghai serves as the Director of Biological Research and Development at DroneSeed, a precision forestry startup using drone swarms to plant, protect and monitor seed growth. The company serves timber companies, government agencies and nonprofit organizations, and the DroneSeed team is currently working with three of the largest foresters in the US, managing 1,000-plus acres.    Today, Grant and Matthew join Ross and Christophe to share the DroneSeed value proposition, explaining the benefits of using their approach to reforest burnt land. They discuss the advantages of planting seeds over seedlings in terms of simplifying the supply chain and saving carbon. Grant and Matthew also offer insight into how they’re working with the FAA to navigate regulations and serve as a data source for the agency. Listen in for insight around leveraging reforestation to sequester carbon on a large scale and learn the ins and outs of DroneSeed’s ground-breaking, tech-driven planting system!   Key Takeaways   [0:38] Grant’s path to reversing climate change  Mission to make dent in carbon emissions Several bad ideas prior to DroneSeed   [4:41] Matthew’s path to reversing climate change Wildlife degree + work in habitat restoration Recognize need to amp up scale with tech   [6:33] The DroneSeed value proposition Serve timber companies, nonprofits and government agencies Plant seeds, protect + monitor growth with drone swarms   [8:45] How reforestation is done at present People with shovels, bags of 1- to 2-year-old trees (50 lbs.) Navigate 40° to 60° slopes, caloric burn of 2 marathons/day   [10:56] What’s causing the recent surge in forest fires  Management practices (need funding for thinning) Climate change    [17:38] The benefit of using drones to reforest burnt land Drop genetic material as soon as fire cools Don’t have to wait for seedlings, fight invasive species   [18:47] How DroneSeed promotes seed variety Focus on native plants, biological complexity Balance landowner objectives with polyculture   [21:18] The advantage of planting seeds vs. seedlings Simplify supply chain (remove greenhouse) Don’t risk having too few, too many trees    [27:22] The DroneSeed team’s precision system  Identify optimal location for seed (multispectral imagery) Plant puck where won’t get eaten or dry out Use drone swarms, operate like NASCAR pit crew    [34:35] How DroneSeed is working with the FAA Precedent-setting waivers re: small unmanned aircraft rule Live demos + pioneering skills tests with inspectors Serve as data source, effective communication   [40:36] The argument for using reforestation to sequester carbon Best method in terms of surface area issue Source of cashflow for industries ($13/acre < CA price floor)   Connect with Ross & Christophe   Nori Nori on Facebook  Nori on Twitter Nori on Medium Nori on YouTube Nori on GitHub Nori Newsletter Email hello@nori.com Nori White Paper Subscribe on iTunes Carbon Removal Newsroom   Resources   DroneSeed Techstars Weyerhaeuser Boise Cascade The Nature Conservancy Federal Aviation Administration Vestas Wind Energy US Green Building Council Federal Statute 107 Sierra Pacific Colville Tribes

Sam Muka recorded this Aquacast at the Aquarium on March 19, 2019. Muka is an assistant professor in the Science and Technology Studies program at the Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, New Jersey.

Contact the show! Aaron M. Ellison is the Senior Research Fellow in Ecology in Harvard’s Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Senior Ecologist & Deputy Director at the Harvard Forest, and a semi-professional photographer and writer. He studies the disintegration and reassembly of ecosystems following natural and anthropogenic disturbances; thinks about the relationship between the Dao and the Intermediate Disturbance Hypothesis; reflects on the critical and reactionary stance of Ecology relative to Modernism, blogs as The Unbalanced Ecologist, and tweets as @AMaxEll17. He is the author of A Primer of Ecological Statistics (2004/2012), A Field Guide to the Ants of New England (2012; recipient of the 2013 USA Book News International Book Award in General Science, and the 2013 award for Specialty Title in Science and Nature from The New England Society in New York City), Stepping in the Same River Twice: Replication in Biological Research (2017), Carnivorous Plants: Physiology, Ecology, and Evolution (2018), and Vanishing Point (2017), a collection of photographs and poetry from the Pacific Northwest. On Wednesdays, he works wood. David Buckley Borden is a Cambridge, Massachusetts-based interdisciplinary artist and designer. Using an accessible combination of art and design, David promotes a shared environmental awareness and heightened cultural value of ecology. David's projects highlight both pressing environmental issues and everyday phenomena. Driven by research and community outreach, his work manifests in a variety of forms, ranging from site-specific landscape installations in the woods to data-driven cartography in the gallery. David's place-based projects have recently earned him residencies at the Santa Fe Art Institute, Teton Artlab, Trifecta Hibernaculum, and Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art. David was a 2016/2017 Charles Bullard Fellow in Forest Research at Harvard University and continues to work with researchers as a Harvard Forest Associate Fellow to answer the question, “How can art and design foster cultural cohesion around environmental issues and help inform ecology-minded decision making?” David studied landscape architecture at Harvard University's Graduate School of Design and worked at Sasaki Associates and Ground before focusing his independent practice at the intersection of landscape, creativity, and cultural event. Links mentioned The Suffocating Embrace of Landscape and the Picturesque Conditioning of Ecology Guest Contact Info Aaron Ellison Aaron’s Wikipedia page Aaron’s Amazon Author page Aaron at Harvard Forest (Harvard University's 4000 acre laboratory & classroom Long Term Ecological Research site since 1988) Aaron The Unbalanced Ecologist Aaron on Twitter @AMaxEll17 Email Aaron Ellison David Buckley Borden David at DavidBuckleyBorden.com Associate Fellow (Designer-In-Residence) at Harvard Forest Hemlock Hospice Art/Science Installation & Exhibition by David Buckley Borden David at the Santa Fe Art Institute Contact us and let’s talk (about the weather) Ashley Mazanec at EcoArtsFoundation.org Britta Nancarrow on Instagram Britta Nancarrow at the Climate Reality Project EcoArtsFoundation.org Let’s Talk About The Weather podcast page Email the show Purchase the podcast’s namesake Eco Music album "Let’s Talk About The Weather" on iTunes or Bandcamp.

Charles Hamner’s career proceeded in four stages, after obtaining a PhD. First, biochemical research in metabolic pathways at U.Of Virginia.1964 Coenzyme 10, sperm metabolic pathways; in-vitro fertilization of cat eggs) Worked with WHO, Population Council- Rockefeller Fd. and pharmaceutical industry on contraceptives. Second,1971, AH Robins Co. helped develop 5 subscription therapeutics, Biocox for chickens and 15 OTC products for the respiratory and GI tracts. Third, 1978, Academic administration, UVa Medical Center, Assoc. VP and COO. Fourth, 1988, President and CEO , NC Biotechnology Center; 2005-2012, Chairman of Board, The Hamner Institutes for Health affairs.

Charles Hamner’s career proceeded in four stages, after obtaining a PhD. First, biochemical research in metabolic pathways at U.Of Virginia.1964 Coenzyme 10, sperm metabolic pathways; in-vitro fertilization of cat eggs) Worked with WHO, Population Council- Rockefeller Fd. and pharmaceutical industry on contraceptives. Second,1971, AH Robins Co. helped develop 5 subscription therapeutics, Biocox for chickens and 15 OTC products for the respiratory and GI tracts. Third, 1978, Academic administration, UVa Medical Center, Assoc. VP and COO. Fourth, 1988, President and CEO , NC Biotechnology Center; 2005-2012, Chairman of Board, The Hamner Institutes for Health affairs.

The next Watergate… the next Covfefe… the next New World Order is… coconut oil? It’s remarkable how foods go in and out of fashion. A similar thing has happened with eggs. For centuries folks were eating whole eggs because, well, that’s how they come. Then saturated fat and cholesterol were villainized, and the egg yolks got the boot. Suddenly we were forced to endure the not-quite-right taste of egg white omelets. Then, years later, whole eggs are vindicated, and they are back on the menu again. Come to find out, cholesterol is an important part of building all of your sex hormones. It’s an important carrier molecule to ship critical nutrients from one place to another in your body. Plus, it helps the neurons in your brain to function properly and do things like form memories. So, yeah, it’s kind of important. Unless you don’t want to remember what you just read. The reality is, it’s not cholesterol, but the oxidation of cholesterol that is the culprit behind increased risk of health problems. This study published in Biological Research is just one of the many sources that have been clear on this for years. The better question is, “How do we reduce the oxidation of the cholesterol and healthy, delicate fats in the eggs?”, not “How do we get rid of eggs?”. But, hey, the chicken crossed the road for lesser reasons, right? One quick tip here is to simply not cook the yolk… have your eggs sunny side up or poached. If that’s not your cup of eggnog, you can opt for adding some potent antioxidants in along with your meal. As the study cites, antioxidants like rosemary oleoresin extract and the flavonoid quercetin efficiently inhibit the thermal-induced oxidation of cholesterol. Even something as simple as mixing the potent antioxidant/anti-inflammatory powerhouse turmeric in with your scrambled eggs can be helpful in preventing the oxidation bi-products from cooking. So, this simple example shows us something important that we need to carry with us always: It’s not just the food itself, it’s also how you use it. After all is said and done, eggs go in and out of the secret spy, not-to-be-trusted list… and the overwhelmed public is tossed in a pool of conflicting information with no floaties, and no experience swimming through the actual clinical research. But, this isn’t like the 1960s and 1970s where you had to just rely on the “experts” who look at the research and then tell you what to do. Today we have this interesting thing on our phones called the internet where you can go and look at the actual studies too. Information is not reserved for the few anymore, it’s available for everyone who’s interested in learning the whole story. That brings us to the American Heart Association’s recent coconut-scented backslap. The internet was abuzz with news that coconut oil is not only unhealthy, but it was never healthy to begin with. Well, at least that’s what the hot, clickbait headline said. Everybody loves a good controversy, but at the end of the day we want the facts to speak for themselves. On learning the whole story, you find out some pretty sketchy things about the AHA, who happens to be sponsored by pharmaceutical companies like Merck, Eli Lilly, and Pfizer. I bring this up because drugs and today’s conventional diet are salsa dancing together, and it gets real hot and steamy between the two. Obviously, and I mean obviously, the drug company’s goals are not to sell less drugs. They have to have sick people around who are uneducated about what creates wellness. It’s easy to just trust in the foods stamped with the AHA’s approval. The problem is that the AHA puts their heart-healthy stamp on foods like Honey Nut Cheerios and even Subway sandwiches. Yep, not kidding. Not that long ago, the almighty American Heart Association endorsed Subway’s sandwiches even though their bread contained toxic compounds like Azodicarbonamide, and despite the fact that this chemical is banned in several other countries. The World Health Organization has confirmed that it’s linked it to chronic respiratory issues and allergies. Other studies have found it to be a carcinogen, and the U.K. Health And Safety Executive has recognized azodicarbonamide to be a contributing factor to asthma, specifically. Heart healthy Subway used it as a bleaching agent and dough conditioner, which allowed them to produce bread faster and cheaper. Where else can you find your neighborhood friendly azodicarbonamide? Oh, it’s pretty cool… it’s used to make yoga mats and rubber for shoes. You know, just typical things we love to eat (said no one ever… accept maybe Oscar the Grouch). This doesn’t even bring in the antibiotics used in their food sourcing, the high glycemic nature of the breads, and all other manner of things that definitely are not heart healthy. The stamp of the AHA lands on many addictive, low quality foods that are known to contribute to disease. And with sick people, you get to sell more drugs. Big Pharma and the unethical organizations like the AHA win, but the public’s health loses. All of this sounds a little bit fishy, because it is. In fact, it’s full-on Little Mermaid fishy because the AHA also has members of the U.S. Canola Association on its nutrition advisory panel. Do you think they’re NOT going to recommend that you consume canola oil? With conventional canola oil you’re getting a frequently genetically modified rapeseed that’s proven to contribute to serious health problems. A study published in the journal Lipids found that rats bred to have high blood pressure died faster when fed canola oil as their source of fat. Maybe that would have made a better headline… but instead the AHA chose to go after a food that’s been around for centuries (whereas as the canola oil we are using today was basically invented in the 1970’s). In the article bashing coconut oil that made its rounds on the internet, they are admittedly using old, flawed studies. And these studies are mostly focusing on saturated fat, and not coconut oil itself. And this is important… because all saturated fat is not the same! Plus, they essentially ignore more updated research that completely demolishes this silly fight against coconut oil. But hey, when you mess with the bull, you get the horns. I actually went into the studio and recorded this episode on coconut oil just about a week before this big news story hit the interwebs. I had no idea the AHA and related entities had this up their sleeves, I just felt compelled to share this information so that we can all live healthier, happier, better informed lives. I feel that this episode will clear up a lot of questions and help you to gain some clarity over the misinformation that’s out there. And remember this like you remember the lyrics from your favorite boy band song: Just because it’s on the internet, does not mean that it’s true. And if you want to dive in further on the real health benefits of fats, specifically saturated fat, and where all of this diet drama began a few decades ago, then be sure to head over and check out my conversations with Dr. Mark Hyman, Dr. Cate Shanahan and Dr. Joseph Mercola after you enjoy the coconut pants off this episode. Let’s go! In this episode you'll discover: The mysterious origins of the coconut tree. How coconut oil is actually made. Which health damaging practices some conventional coconut oil makers use during processing. Why dietary fat has a terrible marketing name. What clinical studies say about coconut oil and weight gain. How uncoupling protein influences fat burning. How coconut oil affects waist circumference. The impact that coconut oil has on cholesterol levels (you need to know this!). What potential problem you might run into eating coconut oil (if you really try). The 20 ways to use coconut oil for wellness. How to add coconut oil to your diet with several delicious methods. The best way to remove makeup (and even tar!). Whether or not coconut oil is ideal for facial skin. The surprising way that coconut oil impacts dental health. Crucial things to consider when buying personal lubricants. Dangerous chemicals that are found in typical toothpastes. Important tips for sunburn protection. How coconut oil can be used as an effective antibacterial. 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Dominic and Cymene talk Trumpism vs. Reaganism and whether we are somehow cycling back to the "culture wars" on race, gender and sexuality from the 1980s. We drop a (conspiracy?) theory about climate denial and then (16:15) share our recent conversation with J.C. Salyer and Paige West about their work in Papua New Guinea (PNG). J.C. is a lawyer and anthropologist who works as the Staff Attorney for the Arab-American Family Support Center and as an Assistant Professor of Practice at Barnard College, Columbia University. His legal practice focuses on immigration and his research focuses on migration and human rights. Paige is the Claire Tow Professor of Anthropology at Barnard College and Columbia University, she has conducted research in Papua New Guinea for twenty years and is the co-founder of the Papua New Guinea Institute for Biological Research. Paige talks to us about her latest book, Dispossession and the Environment: Rhetoric and Inequality in Papua New Guinea (https://cup.columbia.edu/book/dispossession-and-the-environment/9780231541923), in which she explores how rhetoric of the PNG's alleged "savagery" operates as a mode of dispossession in domains like tourism, conservation and resource extraction. We discuss how racism and imperialism impacted PNG historically and how some of these ideas filtered into classic anthropological theory. Paige explains how the arrival of the natural gas industry in PNG helped prompt her to write the book and how gas has helped transform PNG's capital, Port Moresby, into one of the most cosmopolitan cities in the world. Then we turn to their current collaborative research focused on Australia's (insane) plan to divert asylum seekers to the Manus Regional Processing Centre in PNG. They explain how this plan activated the long history of colonial relations between Australia and PNG but also miscalculated the extent of PNG's contemporary connectivity to the rest of the world. We talk about the blurring distinction between different causes of migration (war, economy, climate change) and they argue that the Manus plan should be viewed as an experimental venture that reveals how states like Australia intend to handle increasing refugeeism in the future. J.C. & Paige discuss their sense of why it's important to develop new categories and ways of thinking for engaging the Anthropocene and the teaching projects they've developed to accomplish that goal. We close on the networks and projects needed to move climate action forward in the Trump era even as we grapple with the genealogies of dispossession and racism that have formed white working class America. One silver lining? Our prediction that punk music is going to come back stronger than ever :) Listen on!

Dr. Joel Levine is an Associate Professor of Biology and the Canada Research Chair in Neurogenetics at the University of Toronto, Mississauga. He received his PhD in Dr. Richard Miselis Anatomy and Structural Biology from the University of Pennsylvania. He then completed a Postdoctoral Fellowship with Rob Jackson at the Worcester Foundation for Biological Research, a postdoc fellowship with Dr. Steven Reppert at Harvard University, and a postdoc with Dr. Jeffrey Hall at Brandeis University before joining the faculty at the University of Toronto. Joel is here with us today to tell us all about his journey through life and science.

In this Charter Day lecture, Dr Alexander Kelle, from the University of Bath's Department of European Studies and Modern Languages, talks about biological research and its possible applications for good, and ill. Illustrating a track record over a century long of biological developments being put to uses outside their original purpose, he proposes the creation of an International Framework Agreement to ensure that we learn from the mistakes of the past.

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