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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 75: It's Time To Start the Human Proteome

FiB 75: It's Time To Start the Human Proteome

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.

Thanks to Phil Pelletie…

01:02:55  |   Sat 19 Feb 2011
FiB 74: Cancer and Aging: Rival Demons with Dr. Judith Campisi

FiB 74: Cancer and Aging: Rival Demons with Dr. Judith Campisi

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: Ma…

00:59:34  |   Fri 14 Jan 2011
FiB 73: The New Science of Aging

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.

Host: Marc Pelletier

Guest: Simon Melov, PhD

Thanks to Phil Pelletier and Will Hall fo…

01:01:40  |   Fri 17 Dec 2010
FiB 72: A Four Billion Year Old Social Network

FiB 72: A Four Billion Year Old Social Network

How controlling bacterial behavior may lead to a new class of urgently needed antibiotics.

Host: Marc Pelletier

Guest: Dr. Bonnie Bassler

Sponsored by: Synergy 1.

Thanks to Phil Pelletier and Wil…

00:47:17  |   Fri 10 Dec 2010
FiB 71: Genomics, Proteomics, Cellular Immunity, and Anti-Matter

FiB 71: Genomics, Proteomics, Cellular Immunity, and Anti-Matter

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: Georg…

01:27:13  |   Fri 19 Nov 2010
FiB 70: SBIR Funding: The Business of Science

FiB 70: SBIR Funding: The Business of Science

How to fund the development of your own technology through SBIR funding.

Host: Marc Pelletier

Guest: Lisa Kurek

For a free audiobook, visit Audible.com/biotech.

Thanks to Phil Pelletier and Will …

01:09:47  |   Sat 06 Nov 2010
FiB 69: The Power of Yeast Genetics

FiB 69: The Power of Yeast Genetics

Looking at one of the most powerful genetic model systems, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, with Malcolm Whiteway, Ph.D NRC-CNRC Group leader for Biotechnology Research institute, National Research Council …

01:35:20  |   Fri 15 Oct 2010
FiB 68: Rats Will Inherit the Earth

FiB 68: Rats Will Inherit the Earth

How studying mammalian biological history can help us better understand ourselves.

Host: Marc Pelletier

Guest: Darin Croft, Ph.D

For a free audiobook, visit Audible.com/biotech.

Thanks to Phil Pe…

00:49:18  |   Fri 01 Oct 2010
FiB 67: Triceratopping Egg Mountain

FiB 67: Triceratopping Egg Mountain

Dinosaur hunting with the man who inspired Jurassic Park, Dr. Jack Horner, curator of Paleontology at the Museum of the Rockies and Montana State University Regents' Professor of Paleontology.

Host:

00:51:32  |   Sat 18 Sep 2010
FiB 66: The Homebrew Genomics Club

FiB 66: The Homebrew Genomics Club

A first hand account on the genesis of the Human Genome Project with our guest, Dr. David Botstein, Director of the Lewis-Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics at Princeton University.

Hosts: Ma…

01:05:49  |   Sat 11 Sep 2010
FiB 65: Tackling Genetic Disease

FiB 65: Tackling Genetic Disease

Progress in molecular biology and the latest strategies for tackling genetic disease.

Our guest is David Thomas, professor and chair, Department of Biochemistry, McGill University; Canada Research C…

00:59:38  |   Sat 28 Aug 2010
FiB 64: The Future Is Viral

FiB 64: The Future Is Viral

Five scientists, George Farr, Mark Griswold, Dave Brodbeck, Vincent Racaniello and David Thomas, discuss their hopes and aspirations for biotechnology in a post-genomics era.

Host: Marc Pelletier

G…

01:20:12  |   Sat 24 Jul 2010
FiB 63: How to Use a Mouse

FiB 63: How to Use a Mouse

Nobel Laureate Dr. Mario Capecchi teaches us how to use a mouse to dissect the human genome and understand disease.

Our guest is Mario Capecchi, Ph.D., distinguished Professor of Human Genetics and …

00:50:26  |   Sat 03 Jul 2010
FiB 62: X-Ray Crystallography

FiB 62: X-Ray Crystallography

Dr. Alexander McPherson explains X-ray crystallography, a technique that will produce a true atomic anatomy of the human body.

Books referenced in this episode: Crystallization of Biological Macromo…

01:07:16  |   Sat 26 Jun 2010
FiB 61: One Heart Beat Away

FiB 61: One Heart Beat Away

Tackling problems of the heart with biotechnology.

Our guest is Julian Stelzer, Assistant Professor of Physiology and Biophysics, Case Western Reserve University

Host: Marc Pelletier

Guest: Julian…

01:07:16  |   Tue 15 Jun 2010
FiB 60: Do You Come to This Cave Often?

FiB 60: Do You Come to This Cave Often?

Primate face recognition, new cure for HVC, genetic base change, neanderthals and humans, and more.

Host: Marc Pelletier

Guests: Dave Brodbeck, Ph.D, Andre Nantel, Ph.D, Vincent Racaniello, Ph.D, a…

01:31:28  |   Sat 22 May 2010
FiB 59: No Room for Failure

FiB 59: No Room for Failure

A first hand account of the Apollo Missions from the floor of Mission Control from Michael Vucelic, former Apollo system manager for NASA and Rockwell.

Host: Marc Pelletier

Guest: Michael Vucelic

01:39:54  |   Tue 11 May 2010
FiB 58: Vertical Farms and Much, Much More With Dick Despommier

FiB 58: Vertical Farms and Much, Much More With Dick Despommier

Feeding the world with indoor vertical farming.

Our guest is Dickson D. Despommier, Ph.D., Professor of Microbiology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY. Host of T…

01:12:20  |   Sat 17 Apr 2010
FiB 57: Mechanisms of Non-Mendelian Inheritance in Evolution

FiB 57: Mechanisms of Non-Mendelian Inheritance in Evolution

How prion proteins can act in non-mendelian inheritance, or evolution without DNA.

Our guests are Susan Lindquist, Ph.D., professor of biology at MIT and investigator of the Howard Hughes Medical In…

00:58:15  |   Fri 02 Apr 2010
FiB 56: New Antiviral Strategies with Karla Kirkegaard

FiB 56: New Antiviral Strategies with Karla Kirkegaard

A look into RNA viruses and more with Dr. Karla Kirkegaard, professor and chair of the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at the Stanford University School of Medicine.

Hosts: Marc Pelletier

01:04:07  |   Fri 19 Mar 2010
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