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CRISPR

  • Ed Brown
  • Jo Benhamu
  • Lucas Randall
  • Penny Dumsday
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SoT 319: Number Five Is Alive

  • December 14, 2018
  • Tagged as: bioethics, CRISPR, DNA, ethics, genetics, HIV, InSight, mars, scientific misconduct, spacecraft

Gene edited babies plagued with ethical and scientific controversy, NASA probes Mars, and Mitochondrial DNA inherited from fathers.

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Ed Brown
  • Ed Brown
  • Jonti Horner
  • Penny Dumsday
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  • Sarah de Garis

SoT 305: Dolphins Doing Backflips

  • August 5, 2018
  • Tagged as: bacteria, bacteriophages, CRISPR, Eclipse, gene editing, genetic modification, liquid water, mars, peacock spiders, spiders, viruses

Liquid water lake under Mars, viruses can defeat CRISPR, editing out genetic diseases in utero, and the discovery of two new adorable peacock spiders.

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Ed Brown
  • Ed Brown
  • Lucas Randall
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  • Shayne Joseph

SoT 217: The Telescope That John West Rejected

  • March 13, 2016
  • Tagged as: astronomy, atmosphere, Chocolate, clouds, CRISPR, giant virus, health, immune system, mimivirus, NASA, New Horizons, pluto, telescope, virology, virophages, virus, wFIRST

Some giant viruses have immune systems, NASA announces a new space telescope, chocolate might not be great for your brain, and possible clouds on Pluto!

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Ed Brown

Podcast Reviews

  • Great Show
    September 6, 2012 by Volk613 from Australia

    Always informative, often entertaining. Great selection of regulars with a variety of interests and expertise. Also great guests with and Australian focus.

  • Great science roundup
    July 23, 2012 by SB AUST. from Australia

    Nice to hear science news from an Aussie perspective and with a good dose of humour. Great work!

  • Fun and smart
    June 17, 2012 by wertys from Australia

    I have enjoyed this podcast b/c it is very funny banter about science stories but there is also a serious edge to the analysis. It's proof that you can be amusing and entertaining as well as giving the science content its due. Highly recommended weekly listening.

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