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Alex Mohr discusses a trial comparing various calorie-restricted diets on the gut microbiome and overall health measures.

In this podcast series, scientists discuss the unique ways they employ synthesized DNA libraries in their research. 

As a trailblazer in rare disease research and treatment, Wendy Chung captures the big picture of rare disease genetics with the help of next generation sequencing.

Researchers take brain training to the next level by launching mini brains into outer space.

Lukas Chavez uses multiomic techniques to study how extrachromosomal DNA (ecDNA) contributes to tumor heterogeneity and gene expression changes in medulloblastoma.

Researchers tackle the antibiotic resistance crisis with explainable neural networks and high throughput drug discovery.

Researchers explore the trippy science behind natural hallucinogens in humans. 

Jonathan Weissman and Luke Gilbert share how they developed several CRISPR-based epigenetic editors and how these tools differ from traditional CRISPR.

Scientists discuss the advent of robotically run research and the new era of academic cloud labs on the horizon.

Filippo Rossignoli discusses the challenges he faced when employing lentiviruses to produce immunotherapies and how he overcame these obstacles.

Researchers get creative using bacterial bits and pieces to produce synthetic cells for studying cancer.

Neurobiologists, computer scientists, and engineers join forces to grow mini brains using automation and make their technologies smarter with artificial intelligence.

Fecal transplants may help scientists improve current treatment strategies for anorexia nervosa.

Xitiz Chamling shares how advances in human stem cell and gene editing technologies fuel his drive for better multiple sclerosis drug screening platforms.

Jie Sun shares how his curiosity, creativity, and motivation to address clinical public health needs steer his research in immunology and infectious disease.

David Liu shares how integrating chemistry and evolution in his research has directed his work on base editing techniques aimed at developing new therapeutics.

Through a combination of basic science research and clinical trials, researchers uncover innovative approaches for targeted cancer treatment. 

Scientists discuss their successes and challenges when creating new assays for molecular diagnostics.

Claire Higgins employs a novel approach to repair damaged skin tissue.