Crop improvement: getting inspiration from algae
What does algae photosynthesis have to do with solving food insecurity? In this episode on crop improvement, @_applechew interviews Liat Adler (@noodlyscientist) to hear how algae can help us impro...
31 Dec 202118min
Cell differentiation: When DNA met Sall4
Have you ever wondered what neglected regions of the genome do? In this episode we hear about the search for AT rich region binding proteins. Jack Suitor (@JackTSuitor) talks to Raphael Pantier (@R_Pa...
1 Nov 202131min
Scotland's BioTech Stories: Engineered proteins in action
This is the second episode of the BioPOD series: Scotland's Biotech Stories. In this instalment, BioPodder Liz Gaberdiel interviews Professor Lynne Regan on how to design biologically useful proteins...
17 Sep 202129min
Scotland's BioTech Stories: CryoEM - the cutting edge of structural biology with Dr. Marcus Wilson
Welcome to a new BioPOD series: Scotland's Biotech Stories. In this installment, BioPodder Liz Gaberdiel interviews Dr. Marcus Wilson on Cryogenic electron microscopy (CryoEM), a technique that has...
13 Aug 202141min
Water 'bout cyanobacteria?: Producing high value products using sunlight ft. Anton Puzorjov
Dear listeners, Welcome back to another episode of BioPod! Today we walk you through to potential of cyanobacteria: turning tasty sunlight into a high-product value delight! Apple Chew interviews...
20 Juli 202129min
Evergreen: How to block viral transmission ft. Prof. Neil Mabbott
In the fourth and final installment of BioPOD's #Vaccine15 miniseries, we have Liz Gaberdiel interviewing Professor Neil Babbott on how vaccines can block viral transmission. Edited by Ruby White, M...
15 Juni 202115min
COVID19: How to mass produce a vaccine ft. Dr Prerna Vohra
Ever wondered how vaccines are made in smaller batch scales, then upscaled to a world market? Hint: it's not the same as cooking a larger lasagne when family comes to visit. Tune into our third instal...
8 Juni 202110min
Viral Variants: How to track and tackle COVID variants ft. Dr Thomas Williams
In this episode of our four-part vaccine 15-minute miniseries, biopodder Chris Donohoe interviews Dr. Thomas Williams on how to track and tackle the different COVID variants. edited by Apple Chew (...
1 Juni 202115min
