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Futures in Biotech (Audio)

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.

Medicine Science Science & Medicine Life Sciences
Update frequency
every 22 days
Average duration
64 minutes
Episodes
94
Years Active
2006 - 2012
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FiB 95: So Long and Thanks for All the FiBs

FiB 95: So Long and Thanks for All the FiBs

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

Host: Marc Pelletier

Guests: George Farr…

01:39:51  |   Sat 07 Jul 2012
FiB 94: Getting DNA Right-s

FiB 94: Getting DNA Right-s

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?

Eileen Smith Ew…

01:07:20  |   Fri 08 Jun 2012
FiB 93: Snyder's Omics

FiB 93: Snyder's Omics

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.

Host:

00:55:37  |   Fri 06 Apr 2012
FiB 92: Foldit - Crowd Sourcing God's Work

FiB 92: Foldit - Crowd Sourcing God's Work

Dr. David Baker explains how the game Foldit uses crowdsourcing to intelligently design artificial proteins never seen before in nature.

Host: Marc Pelletier

Co-Host: Markus Veolter

Guest: Dr. Dav…

00:55:40  |   Fri 09 Mar 2012
FiB 91: 6 PhDs Piled High and Deep

FiB 91: 6 PhDs Piled High and Deep

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.

Host: Marc Pelletier

Guests: George Farr, Ph.D…

01:09:47  |   Fri 16 Dec 2011
FiB 90: In-Silico Models of Organ Morphogenesis

FiB 90: In-Silico Models of Organ Morphogenesis

In this episode of Futures in Biotech, Dr. Celeste Nelson, from Princeton University, explores the fundamental mechanisms of organ morphogenesis.

Host: Marc Pelletier

Co-Host: Andre Nantel, Ph.D

G…

01:09:23  |   Fri 02 Dec 2011
FiB 89: Towards Curing Malaria With Dr. Elizabeth Winzeler

FiB 89: Towards Curing Malaria With Dr. Elizabeth Winzeler

Dr. Elizabeth Winzeler describes her approaches to drug discovery in an effort to tackle Malaria.

Host: Marc Pelletier

Guest: Dr. Elizabeth Winzeler, Ph.D.

Thanks to Phil Pelletier and Will Hall f…

01:07:16  |   Sat 19 Nov 2011
FiB 88: Cogito, Ergo Sum... Multitasking?

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

How understanding our mind will shape our futures with Dr. Adam Gazzaley.

Host: Marc Pelletier

Co-Host: Dave Brodbeck, Ph.D

Guest: Adam Gazzaley

Thanks to Phil Pelletier and Will Hall for the gre…

01:12:39  |   Fri 04 Nov 2011
FiB 87: Anti-Matter Message in a Magnetic Bottle

FiB 87: Anti-Matter Message in a Magnetic Bottle

We talk with Jeffrey Hangst about the successful trapping of anti-hydrogen to hopefully answer some of our most important questions about the universe.

Host: Marc Pelletier

Guest: Jeffrey Hangst

T…

01:24:15  |   Fri 30 Sep 2011
FiB 86: Biomasses for the Masses

FiB 86: Biomasses for the Masses

Changing an Amish farm in Ohio into an energy source solution for modern times.

Host: Marc Pelletier

Guests: Jon Griswold, Matthew J. Griswold, CFA, and Mark Griswold

Thanks to Phil Pelletier and

01:01:20  |   Fri 09 Sep 2011
FiB 85: Modeling Life With the World's Most Powerful Computer System

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

Dr. Vijay Pande, Stanford's Director of Folding@Home, details how the world's most powerful system models Alzheimer's and other human diseases.

Host: Marc Pelletier

Guest: Vijay S. Pande

Thanks to…

01:17:44  |   Fri 19 Aug 2011
FiB 84: Biotech - Hot in Cleveland

FiB 84: Biotech - Hot in Cleveland

Baiju Shah, President & CEO of BioEnterprise, explains how to transform a regional economy into a thriving biotechnological innovation center.

Host: Marc Pelletier

Guest: Baiju Shah, J.D.

Thanks t…

01:14:22  |   Fri 15 Jul 2011
FiB 83: Bioinformatics: Essential Gene Names Skewed in a Network of Blame

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.

Here you can find an important podcast: Biological Network Analysis

Host: Marc Pelletier

Guest: Mark Ger…

01:44:44  |   Fri 08 Jul 2011
FiB 82: Bionic Brain Symbionts: The Next Phage of Human Slurry

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.

Host: Marc Pelletier

Guests: Andre Nantel, Ph.D and Justi…

01:23:06  |   Fri 24 Jun 2011
FiB 81: Worm Research: The Buck Starts Here

FiB 81: Worm Research: The Buck Starts Here

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.

Thanks to Phil Pelletier and Will Hall fo…

00:53:32  |   Fri 17 Jun 2011
FiB 80: Light Up the Brain

FiB 80: Light Up the Brain

Using optogenetics to study learning and cognition.

Host: Marc Pelletier

Co-Host: Dave Brodbeck, Ph.D

Guest: Dr. Ann M. Graybiel

Thanks to Phil Pelletier and Will Hall for the great themes.

Than…

01:08:44  |   Fri 20 May 2011
FiB 79: Oceans 20

FiB 79: Oceans 20

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

Thanks to Phil Pelletier and Will Hall for…

01:14:14  |   Fri 13 May 2011
FiB 78: TWiV Infects FiB

FiB 78: TWiV Infects FiB

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

Th…

01:20:45  |   Fri 18 Mar 2011
FiB 77: How The Environment and A Single Protein Influence Evolution

FiB 77: How The Environment and A Single Protein Influence Evolution

How the environment and a single protein influence evolution.

Host: Marc Pelletier

Guests: Dr. Susan Lindquist and Daniel Jarosz, Ph.D.

Thanks to Phil Pelletier and Will Hall for the great themes.

00:54:59  |   Sat 12 Mar 2011
FiB 76: It's Time To Proteo Me

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.

Hosts: Marc Pelletier and Vincent Racaniello, Ph.D

Guest: Ruedi Aebersold

Sponsore…

01:08:25  |   Fri 25 Feb 2011
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