June 2018: Caught the flu? Eat fiber
In this edition, we’ll hear about how heritability traits can be inferred from electronic medical records, with Nick Tatonetti and Fernanda...
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Cell Podcast
Cell ( is a peer-reviewed journal publishing the most interesting discoveries in biology.
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20 of 121 episodesMay 2018: The Loneliest Mouse
In this episode, we’ll hear about why you might want to be skeptical of raw water , with Gail Teitzel, Editor of Trends in Microbiology (00:...
April 2018: The Me Generation
In this episode, we’ll hear about when children start to think about their reputations with Ike Silver, Trends in Cognitive Sciences (00:00)...
March 2018: On the Steps of the Walking Fish
In this edition, we'll hear about new methods to monitor cannabis use, with Marilyn Heustis, Trends in Molecular Medicine (00:00); old tales...
February 2018: CSI: Rhino
In this episode, we’ll hear about using DNA forensics to combat rhinoceros poaching, with Cindy Harper, Current Biology (00:00); how to save...
An Interview with Emilie Marcus
Listen to a sendoff interview with Emilie Marcus, as she recounts her personal trajectory as CEO and Editor-in-Chief of Cell , and reflects...
January 2018: Don’t Waste Your Yogurt
In this edition, we’ll hear about a new technique to inject information into the brain of monkeys, with Kevin Mazurek and Marc Schieber, Neu...
December 2017: Lessons from the Animal World
In this edition, we’ll explore the reasons why so many mammoth skeletons are male, with Love Dalén, Current Biology (00:00); what hap...
November 2017: Clean Living
In this edition, we’ll hear about a new technique to store clean energy with Yet-Ming Chiang, Joule (00:00); how gut bacteria in wild mice a...
October 2017: The Whole Tooth
In this edition, we hear about whether your genes influence your risk of tooth decay, with Karen Nelson from Cell Host & Microbe (00:00); a...
September 2017: From One Comes Many
In this edition, we hear about how bacteria may influence the reproduction of other species, with John Clardy and Nicole King from Cell (00:...
August 2017: Got Rhythm?
In this edition, we hear about a new hacker-based approach to solving healthcare problems with Christopher Lee from Cell Systems (00:00); ho...
July 2017: Getting Lean and Tan
In this edition, we hear about a new topical drug that has the ability to darken the skin, with David Fisher, from Cell Reports (00:00); how...
June 2017: The Very Hungry Caterpillar
In this edition, we’ll hear about a caterpillar that eats plastic with Paolo Bombelli and Christopher Howe, Current Biology (01:10); what re...
May 2017: Perchance to Dream
In this edition, we learn about how sleep changes with age, with Matthew Walker Neuron (00:00), how a genetic mutation in some people is lin...
April 2017: Supercharge Your Memory
In this edition, we take a look at the science behind superhuman memory and whether it’s trainable, with Martin Dresler, Neuron (0:00); how...
March 2017: Not Your Grandpa’s Marijuana
In this edition, we learn about how synthetic pot carries more dangers than traditional marijuana, with Paul Prather and Bill Fantegrossi, T...
January 2017: The Feminine Mystique
In this edition, we find out why female killer whales are one of only three species to undergo menopause, with Darren Croft, Current Biology...
December 2016: Mum's the Word
In this edition, we’ll hear about a child mummy that reveals surprising news about the smallpox virus with Hendrik Poinar, Current Biology (...
November 2016: Nervy Science
In this edition, we learn about the superhighway of nerves that connects the two halves of the human brain with Ilan Gobius, Cell Reports (0...