Absolute Gene-ius
Inspiring stories and advice from dPCR gene-iuses.
- Update frequency
- every 21 days
- Average duration
- 29 minutes
- Episodes
- 31
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
An introspective retrospective
It’s not every day that you discover a new podcast series you like, and it’s not every day that you start hosting a podcast series either! To bookend this inaugural season of Absolute Gene-ius, Jord…
Let’s make a bet – Poisson statistics of digital PCR
Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was discovered in 1983 by Kary Mullis and Michael Smith, who were jointly awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1993. Since then, PCR has been a cornerstone method t…
Bioinformatics — the bridge to understanding biology
Bioinformatics is a relatively new field of science that is very interdisciplinary in nature. Its practitioners use a mixture of biology, chemistry, physics, statistics, and computer science to devel…
PCR on ‘zombie’ organisms in extreme environments
There are very few remaining locations on Earth that are untouched by humans, and those that do remain are in very extreme environments that are difficult to access. However, accessing and studying …
An Absolute Gene-ius announcement
This mid-season message from Cassie includes the announcement of the arrival of Jordan’s first baby, which will mean a short delay in production of the second half of the season. We will be back soo…
Shrimp-ly amazing science
Microbial consortia are groups of diverse microorganisms that have the ability to act together in a community. Such consortia are common in nature and are known to play important roles in many ecosys…
Raising the fish that spawn our insights
The use of model organisms in science dates to ancient Greece and represents an important way humans have progressed our collective understanding of biology and disease. We’ve probably all heard of u…
Avoiding the itch with digital PCR
Parasites may bet a bad rap overall, but they play a vital role in healthy ecosystems. In this episode, we focus on the role parasites play in freshwater ecosystems. Specifically, we’re talking about…
Insights from a PCR Whisperer
Visit the Absolute Gene-ius page to learn more about the guest, the hosts, and the Applied Biosystems QuantStudio Absolute Q Digital PCR System.
The details of what make digital PCR (dPCR) different f…
Tales of a pandemic PhD
Visit the Absolute Gene-ius page to learn more about the guest, the hosts, and the Applied Biosystems QuantStudio Absolute Q Digital PCR System.
Wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) has been around for…
Season 1 Teaser
This series and season 1 intro is a perfect bite-sized taste of the Absolute Gene-ius podcast series. You get to meet the hosts, Jordan and Cassie, and hear about their backgrounds while sampling the…