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Talking Biotech with Dr. Kevin Folta

Talking Biotech with Dr. Kevin Folta

394 Episodes • By Colabra • www.colabra.app/podcasts/talking...
Talking Biotech is a weekly podcast that uncovers the stories, ideas and research of people at the frontier of biology and engineering. Each episode explores how science and technology will transform agriculture, protect the environment, and feed 10 billion people by 2050. Interviews are led by Dr ...more
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Talking Biotech with Dr. Kevin Folta
Talking Biotech with Dr. Kevin Folta
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Telling Science's Story - Sam Kean
Sam Kean is a prolific author that has a unique tale... more
May 27 2023 38m
Suggesting Sam Keen as a Speaker
Chapter 1 7 mins
Biotechnology and Sugar Production Explained
Chapter 2 14 mins
Science, History, and Storytelling
Chapter 3 4 mins
The Future of Science and Technology
Chapter 4 11 mins
Bridging the Gap
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Constructing Brain Maps with Machine Learning - Dr. Stephan Doyen
The human brain is complex, but over the years massi... more
May 20 2023 41m
Chapter 1 17 mins
Mapping the Brain's Functional Areas
Chapter 2 14 mins
AI Improving Brain Mapping
Chapter 3 8 mins
Brain Mapping and Mental Health
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Novel Solutions for Chronic Kidney Disease -Dr. Andrew King
The kidney is one of the organs necessary to filter ... more
May 13 2023 34m
Resources for Kidney Disease Information
Chapter 1 17 mins
Kidney Diseases and Solutions
Chapter 2 16 mins
Nephron Disorders and Drug Development
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395 Synthetic Circuits in Plant Biology - Dr. James Lloyd
Plant biologists use a set of tools to modulate gene... more
May 6 2023 37m
Recombinant Gene Circuits in Plants
Chapter 1 8 mins
Reprogramming Plant Genes With Synthetic Circuits
Chapter 2 15 mins
Synthetic Circuits in Plant Gene Expression
Chapter 3 11 mins
Advancements in Plant Gene Circuits
Chapter 4 39 sec
Synthetic Biology and the Future
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The Uphill Battle Against Scientific Disinformation - Dr. Lonni Besançon
Scientists are encouraged to step into the public co... more
Apr 29 2023 48m
Young Researchers Taking a Stand
Chapter 1 9 mins
Fighting False Science Information
Chapter 2 15 mins
Controversial Academic Paper Criticized
Chapter 3 8 mins
Scientific Literature Hijacking's Long-Term Impact
Chapter 4 5 mins
Negative Effects of Correcting Bad Science
Chapter 5 8 mins
Scientists Correct False Online Information
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How AI Has Changed the Business of Drug Discovery - Dr. Michael Zaizac
The companies on the front edge of pharmaceutical de... more
Apr 22 2023 36m
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Renewing This Old Brain - Dr. Jean Hebert
As we age, the brain undergoes changes that lead to ... more
Apr 15 2023 34m
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Countering Livestock mRNA Vaccine Disinformation - Drs. Alison Van Eenennaam and Terry Lehenbauer
The COVID pandemic accelerated development of a new ... more
Apr 8 2023 26m
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The Changing Biotech Business and Big Data Ecosystem - Dr. Jeffrey Reid, Regeneron
In a rapidly changing technology environment, how do... more
Apr 1 2023 41m
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Science Controversies in Social Media - Dr. Liza Dunn
In this episode Dr. Kevin Folta shares a spontaneous... more
Mar 25 2023 44m
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Biotech Potatoes and Food Security - Dr. David Douches
The potato is a world food staple, yet it is constan... more
Mar 18 2023 27m
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387 Students Against Misinformation -Special Epidsode-
Whereas we used to be challenged with finding inform... more
Mar 6 2023 16m
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Treating Mental Illness through Nasal Drug Delivery - Shawn Singh
Mental illnesses such as anxiety and depression are ... more
Mar 4 2023 37m
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Reinventing Lipid Nanoparticles - Dr. John Lewis
Lipid nanoparticles have been around for decades, bu... more
Feb 25 2023 27m
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Gene Therapy to Cure Rare Disease - Dr. Gaurav Shah
There are many rare diseases that originate with a s... more
Feb 18 2023 36m
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Inspiring Innovations; State of Alzheirmer's Therapies
This week's podcast has two parts.  Dr. Leen Kawas ,... more
Feb 11 2023 47m
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Nature's Transgenics - Evidence of Lateral Gene Transfer in Plants - Dr. Lara Pereira
As the amount of plant genomic DNA sequence increase... more
Feb 4 2023 37m
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Status of the Biotech Salmon - Silvia Wulf
Salmon are outstanding table fare, featuring flavor ... more
Jan 28 2023 27m
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Stopping Long-Term Disease by Arresting Aging - Dr. Eric Morgen
The mythical Fountain of Youth may be an actual comp... more
Jan 21 2023 50m
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The Risks of Manufactured Viruses - Dr. Kevin Esvelt
What are the risks associated with being able to cre... more
Jan 14 2023 58m
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Biotech Fetal Diagnostics - Daniel Weisman
If a genetic disorder can be detected in the develop... more
Jan 7 2023 41m
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Brexit May Bring Gene Editing to the UK- Cameron English
While there are many views on Brexit, one certain be... more
Dec 31 2022 36m
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Releasing the Biotech Blight Resistant Chestnut - Erik Carlson
The American chestnut was a dominant tree in many fo... more
Dec 24 2022 36m
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New Cancer Drugs: Breaking the Cell Cycle -- Spiro Rombotis
The "cell cycle" describes discrete steps in the pro... more
Dec 17 2022 36m
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374 Bioengineering Yeast for Better Beer - Dr. Charles Denby
Beer is a beverage derived from the fermentation of ... more
Dec 10 2022 54m
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