Episode 164: How to Save a Life (Cronutt’s version)

What happens when you bring together a marine mammal veterinarian and a stem cell researcher? You save a life! More specifically, Cronutt’s - a sea lion diagnosed with epilepsy, but who just happened to be at the right place at the right time. Epilepsy is a chronic brain disorder characterized by excessive and abnormal seizures, and while there are existing medications that can help manage these seizures, there is no cure to this day…but perhaps there’s hope thanks to a novel cell-based therapy? To learn more about this promising therapy, we spoke with Drs. Claire Simeone (a marine mammal veterinarian) and Scott Baraban (a stem cell researcher), and how their teams worked together to stop Cronutt’s seizures. Listen and learn! This episode was written and produced by Rebecca Fang, Deanna Necula, and Devika Nair. The music used in this episode is from and the cover art is by Deanna. For more information, please visit

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Episode 164: How to Save a Life (Cronutt’s version) is an episode from Carry the One Radio: The Science Podcast by Carry the One Radio.

This episode is 22:26 long.

This episode was published on Apr 8, 2022.

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