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Synopsis
Cell (www.cell.com) is a peer-reviewed journal publishing the most interesting discoveries in biology.
Episodes
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March 2015: Flavors of Research
26/03/2015 Duration: 18minHow the neurons in our brains that sense food might control other complex behaviors, with Marcelo Dietrich (00:00) (Cell), about actionable strategies for advancing women in STEM fields, with Susan Soloman (7:48) (Cell Stem Cell), and recent research highlights from around Cell Press (16:48).
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March 2015: Small but Mighty
12/03/2015 Duration: 17minHow a "welding protein" might be a therapeutic target for many diseases, with Jeffrey Keillor (00:00) (Trends in Pharmacological Sciences), how small changes in the environment can have big impacts on developing embryos, with Anthony Hyman and Maria Begasse (9:30) (Cell Reports) and research highlights from around Cell Press (15:50).
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December 2014: Finding Better Ways to Battle Microbes
19/12/2014 Duration: 18minIn this edition, we learn about new research into drugs to combat antibiotic resistance, with Eric Oldfield (0:00) (Trends in Pharmacological Sciences), what sea anemones can teach us about embryonic development, with Fabian Rentzsch (9:41) (Cell Reports) and more great research highlights from around Cell Press (16:33).
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October 2014: Deep Diving into Cellular Function
23/10/2014 Duration: 27minIn this edition, we learn about about how the poison botulinum toxin alters cell functions, with K. Ravi Acharya (00:00) (Trends in Biochemical Sciences), how recording electrical activity from neurons in awake humans, with Rodrigo Quian Quiroga (8:20) (Neuron) and how dynamic changes in genetic material called chromatin control key features of cell function, with Tom Misteli (15:35) (special issue of Trends in Cell Biology). Plus more great research highlights from around Cell Press (25:00).
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September 2014: The Gut-Brain Connection and Celebrating 20 years of Chemistry and Biology
18/09/2014 Duration: 17minIn this edition, we learn about about recent discoveries that may explain how gut bacteria can affect brain development, with Michael Fischbach (0:00) (Cell Host and Microbe). A celebratory conversation as the journal Chemistry and Biology marks its 20th anniversary, with Hiroaki Suga and Milka Kostic (9:04) (Chemistry and Biology). More great research highlights from around Cell Press (15:03).
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August 2014: Recipes for New Drugs and New Neurons
28/08/2014 Duration: 19minIn this edition, we learn about how in drug discovery, sometimes bias is a good thing, with Jonathan Violin (0:00) (Trends in Pharmacological Sciences), how crayfish turn blood cells into neurons, with Barbara Beltz (9:35) (Developmental Cell) and more great research highlights from around Cell Press (17:45).
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July 2014: On Finding the Right Name and the Right Size
24/07/2014 Duration: 18minIn this edition, we learn about how the names we call white blood cells can affect how we think about them, with Peter Murray (0:00) (Immunity), how organisms know when to stop growing, Kenneth Irvine (9:20) (Cell Reports), and more great research highlights from around Cell Press (16:00).
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June 2014: On Women in Neuroscience and Stem Cells in Your Blood
26/06/2014 Duration: 18minIn this edition, we learn about how dietary changes can affect stem cells in the blood, leading to possible therapeutic opportunities, with Valter D. Longo (00:00) (Cell Stem Cell), what's new in FENS, neuroscience in Europe, and women in academia with Marian Jouls (7:33) (Neuron) and more great research highlights from around Cell Press (16:35).
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May 2014: Less Legs and More Stress
29/05/2014 Duration: 17minIn this edition, we learn about why limbs happen–or don't–for some animals, with Jeremy Dasen (0:00) (Developmental Cell). How stress can build up over a whole lifespan, with Pat Monaghan (7:50) (special issue of Current Biology). Other great research highlights from around Cell Press (15:15).
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April 2014: Live Long and Prosper
24/04/2014 Duration: 14minIn this edition, we learn about: Battling the serious immune reaction that happens with sepsis, with Peter Ward (special issue of Trends in Molecular Medicine). The link between cell metabolism, fertility, and lifespan, with Shawn Ahmed (6:30) (Cell Reports). Other great research highlights from around Cell Press (12:00).
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March 2014: Celebrating Decades of Great Science
27/03/2014 Duration: 26minListen to the Editor of Cell, Emilie Marcus, explore the history of the journal and the roots of Cell's ongoing commitment to a strong editorial voice, as well as the new horizons of biology, in an interview with long-time Cell author, reviewer, and reader, Tony Hunter from the Salk Institute (0:00) (Cell). Learn about the possible links between retroviruses and cancer, with John Coffin (9:40) (Cell Host and Microbe). Hear from multiple scientists who study drivers of cancer and discover how these genes and proteins might be targeted to prevent cancer’s spread (16:26) (from Cancer Cell). Plus, sample a selection of the hottest new papers from Cell Press (24:15).
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February 2014: On Cellular Symphonies and Symbiosis
27/02/2014 Duration: 18minHow fine-tuning of transcription factor activity may open up new avenues for disease treatment, with Mark Leid (0:00) (Trends in Pharmacological Sciences). How the millions of species of gut bacteria can communicate with one another, with Simon Carding (11:28) (Cell Reports). Plus, sample a selection of the hottest new papers from Cell Press (16:45).
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January 2014: On Growth Control for Worms and Germs
30/01/2014 Duration: 19minHow gene control can be fine-tuned to coordinate growth during times of feast or famine, with Ryan Baugh (0:00) (from Cell Reports). How the lipid membrane of the tuberculosis bacterium provides clues for fighting this deadly disease, with Mamadou Daffé (6:55) (from Chemistry and Biology). Plus, sample a selection of the hottest new papers from Cell Press (17:20).
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December 2013: On Fish, Fat, and Forcing Cells to Get Old Fast
19/12/2013 Duration: 28minHow a tiny fish can model big human diseases, with Leonard Zon (0:00) (special issue of Trends in Cell Biology). How dietary fat may alter your timing, with Paolo Sassone-Corsi (10:35) (from Cell). How to make a stem cell grow up quick, with Lorenz Studer (17:38) (from Cell Stem Cell). Plus, sample a selection of the hottest new papers from Cell Press (26:10).
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November 2013: From Calming Down to Splitting Up
21/11/2013 Duration: 20minHow manipulation of endogenous marijuana-like chemicals might help treat anxiety disorders, with Andrew Holmes (0:00) (from Trends in Pharmacological Sciences). What prevents distinct species from interbreeding, with Axel Imhof (11:15) (from Developmental Cell). Plus, sample a selection of the hottest new papers from Cell Press (18:45).
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October 2013: From Piled Proteins to Viperous Viruses
17/10/2013 Duration: 23minHow blocking tau protein tangles in the brain may combat neurodegeneration, with David Holtzman (0:00) (from Neuron). How the US government is betting big on neuroscience research, with Cori Bargmann (6:42) (from Cell). How a common virus is linked to several kinds of cancers, with Henri-Jacques Delecluse (16:50) (from Cell Reports). Plus, sample a selection of the hottest new papers from Cell Press (21:20).
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September 2013: From Making Memories to Changing Bacteria
20/09/2013 Duration: 26minWhat makes a memory, with Jonathan Crystal (0:00) (Special issue on memory from Current Biology). The birth of the Protein Data Bank, which has facilitated structural biology research around the globe, with Helen Berman (7:55) (20th anniversary special edition of Structure). How the evolutionary strategies of bacteria are influenced by the surfaces that they live on, with Dave van Ditmarsch and Joao Xavier (14:35) (Cell Reports). Plus, sample a selection of the hottest new papers from Cell Press (24:00).
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August 2013: The Immune System: When to Spur It On and When to Hold It Back
22/08/2013 Duration: 25minHow drug treatment may be able to help the body’s own immune system to defeat cancerous tumors, with Ira Mellman (0:00) (Immunity special issue on cancer immunotherapy). How improved understanding of the immune system's reaction to food would help reduce the epidemic of food allergies, with Hugh Sampson (13:45) (Trends in Immunology). Plus, sample a selection of the hottest new papers from Cell Press (25:27).
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July 2013: From Shrinking Fat to Growing Muscles
25/07/2013 Duration: 20minHow energy-burning brown fat could possibly be used to treat obesity, with Antonio Vidal-Puig (0:00) (Trends in Pharmacological Sciences). How sleeping muscle stem cells might be awakened to fight aging, with Thomas Rando (9:42) (Cell Reports). Plus, sample a selection of the hottest new papers from Cell Press (19:30)
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June 2013: From Microbe Deceits to Genetic Repeats
20/06/2013 Duration: 18minHow microbes use various tricks to evade the immune system over time, with Christopher Sassetti (0:00) (Cell Host & Microbe). How the aggregation of proteins can sometimes be helpful to an organism, with Amy Gladfelter (8:15) (Developmental Cell). Plus, sample a selection of the hottest new papers from Cell Press (17:23).