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PODCAST

PNAS Science Sessions

Welcome to Science Sessions, the PNAS podcast program. Listen to brief conversations with cutting-edge researchers, Academy members, and policymakers as they discuss topics relevant to today"s scientific community. Learn the behind-the-scenes story of work published in PNAS, plus a broad range of scientific news about discoveries that affect the world around us.

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06:21

Molecular profiling of cancer

PNAS Science Sessions ·

2019/06/11

Elaine Mardis discusses how next generation sequencing technology is helping the Pan-Cancer Initiative gain a molecular understanding of cancer.

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06:00

Growing stem cells in 3D

PNAS Science Sessions ·

2019/06/10

David Schaffer describes how to culture human stem cells in a fully-defined, scalable 3D medium.

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06:01

Astrocytes and ALS

PNAS Science Sessions ·

2019/06/10

Brian Kaspar discusses the role of astrocyte cells in the motor neuron disease ALS.

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04:28

Taming an unwieldy cancer target

PNAS Science Sessions ·

2019/06/10

Frank McCormick discusses a National Cancer Institute-led effort to turn a well-known cancer-causing protein into a viable drug target.

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04:03

Genetic switchboards

PNAS Science Sessions ·

2019/06/10

James Collins explains how researchers can rewire bacterial cells and control multiple genes simultaneously within a single cell.

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06:10

Interview with 2013 Cozzarelli Prize Winner Francesco...

PNAS Science Sessions ·

2019/06/10

Francesco Pennacchio explains how neonicotinoid insecticides can influence the immune response of honey bees.

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06:15

Interview with 2013 Cozzarelli Prize Winner Caroline...

PNAS Science Sessions ·

2019/06/10

Caroline Roullier and colleagues won the 2013 Cozzarelli Prize in Behavioral and Social Sciences for their work on the distribution of sweet potatoes in Oceania.

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06:22

Interview with 2013 Cozzarelli Prize Winners Yoel...

PNAS Science Sessions ·

2019/06/10

Yoel Sadovsky and Carolyn Coyne describe the placenta's role in protecting the fetus from infection by viruses.

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06:20

Interview with 2013 Cozzarelli Prize Winner Tad Patzek

PNAS Science Sessions ·

2019/06/10

Tad Patzek explains how natural gas production declines over time in hydrofractured wells.

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04:34

Interview with 2013 Cozzarelli Prize Winners Mimi Kao...

PNAS Science Sessions ·

2019/06/10

Mimi Kao and Allison Doupe explore song learning in the male zebra finch.

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06:20

Interview with 2013 Cozzarelli Prize Winners Erik...

PNAS Science Sessions ·

2019/06/10

Erik Petigura and Geoffrey Marcy discuss the number of Earth-like planets that may exist in our galaxy.

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05:37

Modeling human cognition

PNAS Science Sessions ·

2019/06/10

James "Jay" McClelland describes a parallel distributed processing approach to understanding human cognition.

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06:10

Exchanging kidneys

PNAS Science Sessions ·

2019/06/10

Alvin Roth discusses how principles of economics can benefit people who need kidney transplants.

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05:48

Nicotine addiction and relapse

PNAS Science Sessions ·

2019/06/10

Inés Ibañez-Tallon discusses how nicotine and neurons conspire to hamper efforts to quit smoking.

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06:26

Where breast cancer meets brain size

PNAS Science Sessions ·

2019/06/10

Inder Verma and colleagues describe how a breast cancer-associated gene might be implicated in brain size control in mammals.

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05:33

Supernova chemistry

PNAS Science Sessions ·

2019/06/10

Paul Dunk discusses the chemistry of carbon in space following a supernova.

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06:21

The postdoctoral problem

PNAS Science Sessions ·

2019/06/10

NAS member Gregory Petsko discusses efforts to assess the US postdoctoral workforce.

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05:57

Understanding citrus greening

PNAS Science Sessions ·

2019/06/10

Ariena van Bruggen and J. Glenn Morris, Jr. discuss their work on citrus greening, a disease that is threatening the global citrus industry.

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05:31

Genetic screening for adults

PNAS Science Sessions ·

2019/06/10

C. Thomas Caskey and Amy McGuire discuss whole-genome genetic screening for adult-onset diseases.

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05:40

Synthesizing fuels and chemicals from CO2

PNAS Science Sessions ·

2019/06/10

James Liao talks about engineering microorganisms to synthesize fuels and chemicals from CO2.

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