Season 3 spoilers – innovation, inspiration, and insight
The start of Season 3 is just around the corner, slated to start in January 2025. What’s the new season hold in store you might ask? Steve assures us he’ll be back hosting Season 3 and teases at topic...
18 Des 20244min
It’s all in your approach – biosynthesis of natural products
We’re joined in this episode by Dr. Sarah Barry, Reader in Chemical Biology at King’s College London. Sarah started with an interest in biochemistry, went into organic chemistry because it was more co...
15 Nov 202433min
The value of community – your microbiome
The history of fermented foods like beer, bread, and other foods can be traced back thousands of years to ancient civilizations in China and Egypt. This ancient technology was originally used to prese...
15 Okt 202431min
Therapeutic nucleic acids – a CDMO’s view on mRNA
While some of us knew a good bit about mRNA prior to 2020, we all got a crash course on mRNA technology and its prophylactic and therapeutic potential as a result of the COVID pandemic and subsequent ...
15 Sep 202432min
A molecular thermometer for the future
There are all sorts of molecular tests to tell if you’re infected with something specific, but what do you use when you’re not sure what you might have? You might use a thermometer as a first step, bu...
15 Aug 202435min
Directed evolution – A PETase project
Plastics are a modern miracle of science that have helped deliver both convenience and life-saving solutions. However, we must now grapple with the challenge of immense amounts of plastics in our wast...
15 Jul 202432min
Scientific marketing in the century of the biotech revolution
Most scientists start their education and careers with a vision of working in the lab to discover great things and drive innovation. However, we don’t all end up loving the actual lab work portion of ...
15 Jun 202432min
Cheers to molecular Biology
While the end product is quite different, brewing beer is not all that different than many other bioproduction processes used in the lab and industry. Both require skills, experience, and the right QC...
15 Mai 202434min
