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Cell (www.cell.com) is a peer-reviewed journal publishing the most interesting discoveries in biology.

    June 2018: Caught the flu? Eat fiber

    June 2018: Caught the flu? Eat fiber

    In this edition, we’ll hear about how heritability traits can be inferred from electronic medical records, with Nick Tatonetti and Fernanda Polubriaginof, Cell (00:00); why fiber does wonders for your immune system, with Benjamin Marsland, Immunity (9:56); and what’s behind the high- energy demands of mining Bitcoin, with Alex de Vries, Joule (18:56).

    • 32 min
    May 2018: The Loneliest Mouse

    May 2018: The Loneliest Mouse

    In this episode, we’ll hear about why you might want to be skeptical of raw water, with Gail Teitzel, Editor of Trends in Microbiology (00:00); how brain chemistry might change in mice as a result of social isolation, with David Anderson, Cell (07:45); and what’s unusual about neurons in people with severe obesity, with Dhruv Sareen, Cell Stem Cell (17:10). Then, stay tuned for our monthly news roundup, including using MRI to predict risk tolerance; rethinking what we know about genetics, sugar, and weight gain; and how the sweet potato arrived in Polynesia (26:13).

    • 29 min
    April 2018: The Me Generation

    April 2018: The Me Generation

    In this episode, we’ll hear about when children start to think about their reputations with Ike Silver, Trends in Cognitive Sciences (00:00); an indigenous people in Indonesia whose unusually large spleens enhance their free-diving ability with Melissa Ilardo, Cell (08:56); how the Pan-Cancer Atlas was put together, with Bob Kruger, Deputy Editor of Cell (17:55); and what’s unique about iScience, Cell Press’s newest research journal, with its Lead Editor Stefano Tonzani and Publisher Simanta Buck (24:10). Then, stay tuned for our monthly news roundup, including graphene hair dye, adaptive behaviors in the mouse brain, and improving indoor air quality with plants (32:20).

    • 34 min
    March 2018: On the Steps of the Walking Fish

    March 2018: On the Steps of the Walking Fish

    In this edition, we'll hear about new methods to monitor cannabis use, with Marilyn Heustis, Trends in Molecular Medicine (00:00); old tales of rabbit’s domestication, with Greger Larson, Trends in Ecology & Evolution (12:19); "walking fish" and the neural origins of land locomotion, with Jeremy Dasen, Cell (20:14); and how to balance safety and civil rights in access to personal genomic data, with Barbara Evans, AJHG (27:05). And this month’s news roundup: deep learning retinal diseases, wood carbon sponges, and batteries that withstand the coldest temperatures (36:15).

    • 38 min
    February 2018: CSI: Rhino

    February 2018: CSI: Rhino

    In this episode, we’ll hear about using DNA forensics to combat rhinoceros poaching, with Cindy Harper, Current Biology (00:00); how to save energy simply by staying at home, with Ashok Sekar, Joule (09:14); and how Cell Press is leading the way in transparency and openness in scientific publication, with Debbie Sweet, Vice President of Editorial at Cell Press (14:14). We’ll also hear a roundup of lab-grown hairy skin, surprising social preferences among bonobos, and universality in human song (22:41).

    • 24 min
    An Interview with Emilie Marcus

    An Interview with Emilie Marcus

    Listen to a sendoff interview with Emilie Marcus, as she recounts her personal trajectory as CEO and Editor-in-Chief of Cell, and reflects on the philosophy and strategy of Cell Press in today’s ground of scientific publishing.

    • 12 min

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You can listen to a podcast if you are on the go or just feeling bored. There are q & a done in an interactive manner with invited guests who give useful info. Some are writers of some published journals share more on written work. Keeps you abreast in molecular or medical genetics field.

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