17.5 – Special interview with Yaniv Erlich
SPECIAL EPISODE! [We strongly recommend listening to Base Pairs episode 17 to contextualize this extended discussion.] Some of the most soug...
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Base Pairs
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory's Base Pairs podcast tells stories that convey the power of genetic information – past and present. Named among the 2018 Webby Awards’ “five best podcasts i...
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17 – Genomes, Justice, and the Journey Here
Mail-order genetic testing —more accurately known as genotyping— is a growing trend. But what exactly is this data that's send back? And wha...
16.5 – Fuels of the Future
Biofuels are the wave of the future, and a small plant called duckweed could be a significant part of that. Hear more from Professor Rob Mar...
16 – Big Plans for a Tiny Plant
As concentrations of greenhouse gasses continue to rise, scientists are working hard to develop ways to ween the world off our need for foss...
15.5 – Cellular Hide and Seek
Immunotherapy has been receiving much more attention over the past few years, but the history of this promising type of cancer therapy is a...
15 – The Immune System, Unleashed
You may have heard of it; "immunotherapy" has started to appear in headlines over the last few years. In this episode, however, we reveal th...
14.5 – Medicine and Mad Scientists
It’s important to know that a drug works, but knowing how it works can be just as crucial. CSHL Fellow Jason Sheltzer discovered that the hy...
From the hosts: An exciting update!
Base Pairs was just named among the 2018 Webby Award’s “five best podcasts in the world” for the subjects of science and education. Now, WE...
14 - The Cancer Answer That Wasn't
We look at the "reproducibility crisis" in science, and dive into a case in which cancer researchers discovered something completely unexpec...
13 – A Lesson in Class
No, we're not talking about high society or your biology class! In this episode, we share three distinct stories about classification in the...
12.5 - Big Decisions
Who will use CRISPR to alter their child's DNA? Who gets to decide which traits are desirable? Following up on our last episode, "Good Genes...
12 - Good Genes, Bad Science
In the early 1900s, American science took a wrong turn toward eugenics. In this episode, we talk with experts in both science and history ab...
11.5 - What Silicon Valley and Biology Research Share
A few favorite moments from our talk with theoretical physicist and quantitative biologist, Associate Professor Gurinder "Mickey" Atwal, tha...
11 – Biology, Behind the Screens
A "behind the screens" look at how biology is addressing its "most wonderful problem" – too much data. Associate Professor Gurinder S. "Mick...
10.5 – Tomato Baby and its Family
Plant scientist Zachary Lippman tells stories from the field of bizarre tomatoes, intensely hot peppers, and giant pumpkins in this latest "...
10 – CRISPR vs Climate Change
Much of the hype around the genome editing tool known as CRISPR focuses on its potential to cure genetic diseases. But our bodies need more...
9.5 – Redefining Biologists, Redefining Genes
Set aside your notions of how biologists are born, or what the word “gene” means as you listen to our first chat episode. We talk with Assis...
9 – Dark Matter of the Genome (part 2)
One scientist’s junk is apparently everyone’s treasure! They just haven’t realized it yet. . . In this episode of Base Pairs, we question th...
8 – Dark Matter of the Genome (part 1)
Could “genome” be a misnomer? The name implies that our genetic information is mainly genes, yet when the Human Genome Project was completed...
0 – Molecules and a Mission
We are Base Pairs, the podcast about "the power of genetic information." But why did we choose this name? In this bonus episode, we explain...