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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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All Episodes

04:59

Virus-fighting bacteria

PNAS Science Sessions ·

2019/06/10

Akiko Iwasaki explains how gut bacteria boost immunity to influenza virus.

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05:19

Bugging the immune system

PNAS Science Sessions ·

2019/06/10

Sarkis Mazmanian talks about how gut bacteria interact with the immune system to influence health and disease.

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05:02

Bacterial invisible ink

PNAS Science Sessions ·

2019/06/10

David Walt discusses his research on using fluorescent bacteria to send secret messages.

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05:22

Gatekeepers of our immune system

PNAS Science Sessions ·

2019/06/10

2011 Nobel Prize winner Bruce Beutler talks about his discovery of the first mammalian innate immune receptors, our first line of defense against the threat of microorganisms.

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05:14

Thwarting dengue transmission

PNAS Science Sessions ·

2019/06/10

Medical entomologist Scott O'Neill explains how an intracellular bacterium could help curb the spread of dengue virus.

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04:47

Cancer immunotherapy comes of age

PNAS Science Sessions ·

2019/06/10

Cell biologist Ira Mellman discusses cancer immunotherapy at Genentech.

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04:32

Revolutionizing microscopy

PNAS Science Sessions ·

2019/06/10

Changhuei Yang and Guoan Zheng talk about their inexpensive, lens-free biomedical imaging device, which could change the way we do microscopy.

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05:29

Making physics palatable

PNAS Science Sessions ·

2019/06/10

Spanish chef Ferran Adrià and physicist David Weitz discuss the science of cooking.

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04:50

The benefits of gut bacteria

PNAS Science Sessions ·

2019/06/10

Lora Hooper talks about the complex bacterial ecosystem in our gut and its important role in metabolism and immunity.

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05:35

Sackler Colloquium on the science of science...

PNAS Science Sessions ·

2019/06/10

Baruch Fischhoff and Dietram Scheufele discuss the need for a scientific approach to the communication of science.

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04:49

Making improved antibodies against HIV

PNAS Science Sessions ·

2019/06/10

Structural biologist Pamela Björkman explains how engineering improved versions of naturally occurring antibodies against HIV might make them promising therapeutic agents.

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05:13

Interview with Cozzarelli Prize winner Roland Kanaar

PNAS Science Sessions ·

2019/06/10

Roland Kanaar explains how elevated temperature augments cancer treatment.

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04:44

Interview with Cozzarelli Prize winner Merlin Hanauer

PNAS Science Sessions ·

2019/06/10

Merlin Hanauer discusses the benefits of protected areas.

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05:09

Interview with Cozzarelli Prize winner Jacob Waldbauer

PNAS Science Sessions ·

2019/06/10

Cozzarelli Prize winner Jacob Waldbauer reconstructs the history of oxygen on Earth.

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05:01

Interview with Cozzarelli Prize winners Robert Saye...

PNAS Science Sessions ·

2019/06/10

Cozzarelli Prize winners Robert Saye and James Sethian introduce a numerical method to track complex motions.

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05:06

Interview with Cozzarelli Prize winner James Smith

PNAS Science Sessions ·

2019/06/10

Economist James Smith discusses the effect of childhood mental problems on adult life.

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05:02

Interview with Cozzarelli Prize winners Erica Machlin...

PNAS Science Sessions ·

2019/06/10

Erica Machlin Cox and Selena Sagan discuss an unusual interaction that protects the hepatitis C virus from our body's defenses.

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06:09

Life's building blocks

PNAS Science Sessions ·

2019/06/10

George Church discusses the potential of synthetic biology.

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05:01

The science of sleep

PNAS Science Sessions ·

2019/06/10

Erin Hanlon and Jeanne Duffy introduce their research on sleep, in a recording of the PNAS "Science of Sleep" event held in Washington, DC on March 14, 2012.

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05:28

Rebooting damaged vocal cords

PNAS Science Sessions ·

2019/06/10

Robert Langer and Steven Zeitels describe a polymer gel that could help patients regain lost voice.

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