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Science with a Twist

It’s almost impossible to overstate how many aspects of daily life are impacted by science. From technologies that help ensure the quality of the water we drink, to medicines that deliver lifesaving treatments – it’s all thanks to science. Each month, members of Thermo Fisher Scientific"s team talk to experts who are on the cutting-edge of redefining how we exist. This is Science with a Twist.

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00:28:37

One Health: How human, environmental, and animal...

Science with a Twist ·

2022/09/14

⚡ We can't limit ourselves to only humans and animals to fight diseases and cure illnesses. To cure diseases and illnesses, we need to understand how the environment, humans, and animals intersect. Professor Akebe explains, "We get that whole cycle that starts again. It [waste] leaves from our homes. It leaves from our hospitals. It gets into the treatment plants, gets into the river. It is used to irrigate our crops, goes back to the animals, and you see the whole vicious cycle continue. So that is

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00:20:57

Behind the MoonArk: How a Team of Artists Embraced...

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2022/07/28

⚡ The MoonArk is both conceptual art and a time capsule. Almost 15 years ago, the idea was to create a time capsule carrying fragments of the world as we know it today and send it to the moon to be discovered in the distant future. Today, the project has 60 members from 18 institutions and over 250 contributing designers, scientists, poets, musicians etc. Mark Baskinger, one of the first to get involved with the project, shares what it was like at the beginning. ''The MoonArk was a conceptual idea

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00:19:31

Uncovering the Past: How Jewish Holocaust victims...

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2022/04/29

💡 DNA analysis enables the identification of missing persons. Asked about the impact of DNA analysis, Dr. Diepenbroek explains that such a method helps identify the victims regardless of time passed. Forensics uses the DNA from unknown remains and matches them with the DNA of missing persons’ relatives. Alongside her colleagues — including experts from the Institute of Legal Medicine in Innsbruck — Dr. Diepenbroek worked on several projects to identify the victims of World War II and totalitarian

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00:29:28

Virus Variants Explained: Why COVID-19 Variants Arise

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2022/03/29

🎙 What are virus mutations, and what do they mean? Just like other viruses, COVID mutates all the time. Andy explains what mutation is, how it happens, and the importance of monitoring it."What we need to capture in these surveillance efforts is how these viruses are changing and how quickly they are changing. So you've heard of mutations, and they are a result of these changes in the viruses. They change the nucleic acid or the DNA sequence of the virus itself and that changes the infectivity or

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00:32:06

COVID In the Air? How a new in-air pathogen...

Science with a Twist ·

2022/02/23

🎙️ The AerosolSense Sampler is an in-air pathogen monitoring solution. Miguel introduced the AerosolSense Sampler, a new technology that can be used in conjunction with other risk mitigation tools (masks, vaccines, testing) in the fight against COVID-19. It is designed to detect the presence of coronavirus and other airborne pathogens in the air in indoor spaces. ''So essentially, the way it works is that our tool, the AerosolSense unit, draws in air from the room it's in. And it can be deployed

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00:22:25

Patient Perspectives: CAR-T Cell Therapy

Science with a Twist ·

2021/05/05

On this episode of Science With a Twist, Ron O’Brien interviews Matthew Moon, a CAR-T cell therapy recipient who was able to beat leukemia thanks to the advances in the field. Matthew and Ron discuss the timeline of health-related events that led to Matthew’s diagnosis and his unique journey to find a life-saving cell therapy clinical trial. After speaking with Matthew, Ron interviews Stephen Majors, Director of Public Affairs at the Alliance for Regenerative Medicine. Stephen gives Ron an

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00:13:37

Sustainability: What is it and why should we care?

Science with a Twist ·

2021/04/21

On this special Earth-Day episode of Science With a Twist, Ron O’Brien speaks with Emelia DeForce, Field Applications Scientist for Laboratory Plastics & Essentials at Thermo Fisher Scientific. Emelia and Ron chat about sustainability, what it means, and why we should all care about it.

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00:28:09

COVID-19: Why We Need to Continue Testing

Science with a Twist ·

2021/03/25

Manoj Gandhi, Sr. Medical Director at Thermo Fisher Scientific, interviews Dr. Stephen Morse, professor of epidemiology at Columbia University. Manoj and Stephen address the doubts expressed by the general public regarding testing for COVID-19 and the need for continued testing even as vaccination rates continue to increase.

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00:16:41

Breath Biopsy: Non-invasive analysis of biomarkers in...

Science with a Twist ·

2021/03/12

Billy Boyle, CEO of Owlstone Medical, sits down with Ron O'Brien to talk about breath biopsy. This technology provides an entirely new way to access this information by collecting and analyzing breath samples.

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00:23:12

The Just Project: Facilitating the Safe Reopening of...

Science with a Twist ·

2021/01/08

Social and economic inequality has made minority communities more prone to contracting SARS-COV-2; the virus that causes COVID-19. One of those severely affected is the black community in the United States. On this episode of Science With a Twist, Fred Lowery, Senior Vice President and President of Life Sciences Solutions and Laboratory Products at Thermo Fisher Scientific, interviews Dr. James Hildreth, American immunologist and academic administrator. Fred and James discuss the “Just Project”, a

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00:22:11

Twindemic: How the Seasonal Flu Collides with the...

Science with a Twist ·

2020/12/07

Ron O'Brien speaks with Dr. Stephen Young, an expert in Microbiology, with a background in pathology, virology, and infectious diseases. They discuss what we should know during the potential viral storm produced by the collision of the seasonal flu and the COVID-19 pandemic.

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00:21:27

Reinventing Plastics

Science with a Twist ·

2020/10/29

Paolo Braiuca interviews Dr. Frank Leibfarth from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Frank talks about his group's exciting work in polymer chemistry as well as topics related to his collegiate football career and the challenges of managing an academic lab in the era of COVID-19.

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00:19:57

Chemistry of Human Milk

Science with a Twist ·

2020/10/14

On this episode of Science With a Twist, Paolo Braiuca interviews Dr. Steven Townsend. Through his research, Steven is trying to demystify the science of human milk. His work on human milk oligosaccharides, carbohydrates whose molecules are composed of a relatively small number of monosaccharide units, won him the consideration for the American Chemical Society Talented 12 program in 2019.

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00:17:43

COVID-19: Insights on Vaccine Development

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2020/09/10

Ron O’Brien speaks with Mary Kay Bates, Senior Cell Culture Scientist at Thermo Fisher Scientific. Mary gives us an inside look into the complex world of vaccine development and why developing one for COVID-19 has been so different. You can listen here or on your favorite podcast platform.

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00:24:55

World Water Day: The importance of (clean) water and...

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2020/03/19

Water is everywhere, but accessible drinking water is not. In celebration of World Water Day (March 22), we’re tackling the importance of water preservation and why improving global access to clean water matters now.

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00:21:51

Seeding Labs: Empowering Scientists Around the Globe

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2020/03/04

Instrumental Access is enabling scientists around the world to make life-changing discoveries. Listen to hear how Seeding Labs, a nonprofit partner of Thermo Fisher, is providing the tools and training needed for researchers in developing countries to make the greatest global impact.

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00:19:25

Fighting Coronavirus: Confirming and Containing an...

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2020/02/19

As the Coronavirus continues to spread, doctors, scientists and health agencies are racing to contain the outbreak. Listen to hear how they are using scientific technologies to detect, prevent and develop a vaccine for this respiratory syndrome.

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00:20:47

One Decision, Two Lives: The Power of Organ Donation

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2019/12/17

In 2008, the bond between two friends became even closer when one of them made the life-altering decision to donate a kidney to the other. Since then, Louise Lerminiaux and Conna Jones have been on a journey to live their lives to the fullest, while telling their inspirational story and advocating for organ donation.

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00:16:48

Detecting and Protecting: Technology to Help...

Science with a Twist ·

2019/11/14

For first responders at the local, state and federal level, coming into contact with unknown substances in the field can be a life-threatening situation. From opioid and bomb detection to identifying toxic chemicals in the environment, all pose physical and health hazards. Hear from Thermo Fisher field instrumentation experts Bill Kotowski and Erica Hirsch to learn more about the critical process of identifying harmful substances and how emerging technology, including a handheld narcotics analysis

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00:19:33

Cells Fighting Cancer: The Science Behind It

Science with a Twist ·

2019/10/17

In part II of this series, Amy Butler, vice president of cell biology at Thermo Fisher Scientific, talks with host Ron O’Brien about the science behind CAR T-cell therapy and how it uses the body’s own immune system to fight cancer.

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