Base Pairs Podcast Archive

Base Pairs Episode 11: Biology, behind the screens

8/15/2017

A “behind the screens” look at how biology is addressing its “most wonderful problem”—too much data. Associate Professor Gurinder S. “Mickey” Atwal. Listen now »

Base Pairs Episode 10.5: Tomato baby and its family

7/14/2017

Plant scientist Zachary Lippman tells stories from the field of bizarre tomatoes, intensely hot peppers, and giant pumpkins. Listen now »

Base Pairs Episode 10: CRISPR vs. climate change

6/15/2017

In this episode, we talk with a plant scientist about how CRISPR could help agriculture deal with climate change. Listen now »

Base Pairs Episode 9.5: Redefining biologists, redefining genes

5/16/2017

We talk with Molly Hammell about peering into deep space using a high-tech telescope, we also talk to Tom Gingeras about redefining the gene. Listen now »

Base Pairs Episode 9: Dark matter of the genome, part 2

4/15/2017

In this episode of Base Pairs, we question the mythos that is “junk DNA” and explore the mysterious non-coding portions of the genome. Listen now »

Base Pairs Episode 8: Dark matter of the genome, part 1

3/15/2017

In this episode, we explore how studying this unfamiliar territory could help scientists understand diseases such as ALS. Listen now »

Base Pairs Bonus Episode: Molecules and a mission

1/27/2017

In this bonus episode, we explain the molecules and the metaphor of our podcast name: Base Pairs. Listen now »

Base Pairs Episode 7: The brain atlas

12/14/2016

In this episode, we explore some of the problems neuropsychiatric drug discovery faces and how a single, simple method may help. Listen now »

Base Pairs Episode 6: When antioxidants are pro-cancer

11/15/2016

Recent research on antioxidant levels in the cells of pancreatic cancer patients is homing in on a new, safer avenue for treatment. Listen now »

Base Pairs Episode 5: “Sink or swim”

10/15/2016

When Adrian Krainer was just 27 years old, he was offered the opportunity to run his own lab. Now, research from his lab has contributed significantly Listen now »

Base Pairs Episode 4: The people problem

9/15/2016

Josef Schmidhuber and CSHL Professor David Jackson explain how delving into the mysteries of plant genetics can help offset a bleak future. Listen now »

Base Pairs Episode 3: Non-modern family

8/15/2016

Genetic information holds many secrets about human history. Listen now »

Base Pairs Episode 2: Corn controversy

7/15/2016

The ongoing GMO labeling debate wasn’t the first agricultural controversy. In the early 1900s, it was a new and so-called “wicked” breeding technique. Listen now »

Base Pairs Episode 1: From phages to faces

6/15/2016

A lot has changed since DNA research first began, but the field has been filled with remarkable stories from the start. Listen now »