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RadioBio is a podcast where UC Merced biology graduate students talk with seminar speakers for 30-45 minutes. Topics in biology will range widely, from molecules to ecosystems. Our target au...
Listen in as we talk to Dr. Zackary Graham about his upcoming book, Crayfish, Crawfish & Crawdads: The Biology and Conservation of North Ame...
Today we talk to Dr. Anya Brown about her research studying the impacts of microbial communities on seaweeds and corals. Learn about how ric...
For this episode, we sat down with Dr. Jonelle Basso, a research scientist at the Joint Genome Institute. She discussed how bacteria and vir...
Today on RadioBio, we talk with Dr. Emma Wilson about Toxoplasma, a microscopic parasite that makes mice love the smell of cat pee, can live...
We chat with Dr. Spencer Nyholm about the symbiotic relationship between the Hawaiian Bobtail Squid and the bioluminescent bacteria Vibrio f...
We interviewed Dr. Catalina Cuellar-Gempeler, a professor of microbial ecology at Cal Poly Humboldt about her work on microbial community ec...
The California academy of sciences is one of California’s oldest operating museums and research institutions. It is an invaluable repository...
We’ve all heard of COVID-19, saw its impact on society, and probably even faced the respiratory illness itself. But is there… math behind th...
Imagine you are at a hot springs. The water is boiling and bubbling, there’s the smell of sulfur and other acrid chemicals in the air, and i...
There are plenty of fish in the sea… this week, we take that saying to a whole new level! Fish are incredibly diverse and their life cycle i...
Nature versus nurture, the eternal question. We usually think of our genes as permanent, a part of our nature, something that is passed down...
We live in a microbial world. From our own gut to the corals in the ocean, microbes are key players in the existence of so many organisms. D...
Life finds a way. Even in the face of incredible pressure from other organisms, climate change, and pollution, species still find ways of pe...
Imagine you're a squid, yeah okay its weird but just imagine it, you are a squid swimming at night. It's a dark night except for the light f...
We are still discovering the mysteries of the brain and one way to do that is to use tools such as computers. On this episodes of RadioBio,...
Have you ever thought about the soil beneath your feet? Let's take it one step further... have you ever thought about everything that lives...
Ants, they are everywhere if you look for them! Ants engage in all the things that we associate with our own society, like farming and polic...
This week on RadioBio, we explore insect wings. Did you know insect wings are more than just beautiful appendages? They are a part of an ama...
What if I were to tell you that you had hundreds, if not thousands of microbes living on you hands, you would probably respond with ewwwwww....
Bats are vital for maintaining balance in the ecosystems they are a part of: Bats keep insect populations in check, pollinate flowers, and d...
Imagine the world 430,000 years ago. What were our ancestors like? What if there was a population of people that no one ever knew about? Can...
Throughout this historic pandemic, there have been many changes to our social and work environments that have been far from our baseline. Wo...
All over the news, we hear about drug development and vaccines, masks wearing, and being in a red or purple tier, but have you considered ho...
COVID 19 has changed so many things about the world we live in, but few things have changed as much as our perceptions of public health and...
This past year, we have been in the midst of a historical pandemic that has touched the lives of everyone around us. As part of our intervie...
Vaccines and drugs to mitigate sickness have become a central part of modern life, and they have become a central topic right now as the COV...
Life is complicated. Breaking down the living world into understandable pieces requires good experiments AND good theories. Science thrives...
It can be hard to make decisions, but do you know that your cells makes decisions too? What is even more amazing is that we can actually wat...
Have you ever wondered what's the difference between a bug and an insect? Are spiders even an insect? Wait are lobsters and crabs related to...
Have you ever wondered why pregnant women shouldn't change the litter box? How about why your meat should always be well cooked? Well, one o...
Humans might be the worlds greatest evolutionary force. From pollution to deforestation, human induced changes have a huge impact on the env...
Achoo! Ah, allergies, the first sign of spring or also a sign that the barista accidentally did make your coffee with whole milk instead of...
DNA is all over the place. It sheds from everything, everywhere, throughout time. What if you could just scoop it up and figure out what it...
Spring and Fall are often accompanied by a chorus of sneezes-- allergies are the bane of this beautiful time! Allergies, our immune system’s...
Ever wonder what it takes for a forest to regenerate after a devastating wildfire? Turns out microscopic fungi in soils play a big role in t...
From gummy bears to cars we learn the importance of adhesion and lubricants for everyday life. Whether you're a muscle on a rock trying to h...
The immune system is complex, full of lairs of communication and strict regulation, all to keep us healthy and alive. But what happens when...
Have you ever thought about brains? Our brains are seriously important, that's not news, but how do they actually work? There is a delicate...
CRISPR. You may have heard about it in the news. It's arguably the biggest discovery of the 21st century, and could possibly be a cure for s...
Have you ever been curious about how our brains "learn" and why only somethings seem to "stick" and others seem to fade away as time goes on...
You and I .... are completely different.... Not just because we like different music or have different parents, but because we are more than...
Do you grow your own food or butcher your own meat? Many of us don't. We get our food from a lot of different places in our modern society a...
Have you ever thought about how weird hybrids actually are? Some hybrids seem to be a contradiction: they can't reproduce! How could nature...
Have you ever thought about how light affects your behavior on a day to day basis? Now think about how light would affect you on a molecular...
It's getting warmer and drier, but there may be an untapped natural resource that can offer fresh water: fog! Fog is more than just one way...
This week is a special edition of RadioBio, put on for UC Merced's International Education Week. In this episode, we hear from five differen...
What is a virus? Why are they important? Viruses can cause disease and mortality, and they also significantly influence ecosystem ecology an...
Here's a riddle for you, what is something that stays behind in an environment after an animal is long gone? The answer is... POOP! What if...
Matter in a random universe. How does it behave? Can we predict it? When physics meets biology, this intersection between two disciplines ca...
Water. It is one of the basic requirements of life as we know it, especially in California. The Washoe people of California's Sierra Nevada...