"Science is fun!" is a podcast about the trials and tribulations of famous scientists and rising stars. We dig deep into the backstories behind the science, explain how the big discoveries were made, and discuss how you too can participate in the next big step forward.
Science is Fun!
Claim This Podcastby Peter Turnbaugh
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46 episodes
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Podcast Overview
"Science is fun!" is a podcast about the trials and tribulations of famous scientists and rising stars. We dig deep into the backstories behind the science, explain how the big discoveries were made, and discuss how you too can participate in the next big step forward.
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Publishing Since
7/24/2020
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March 17, 2024
How genes get turned off
<div data-pm-slice="1 1 []" data-en-clipboard="true">Today I'm joined by another floor-mate of mine at UCSF, Bassem Al-Sady. Bassem's lab does beautiful and elegant work on how genes are silenced in cells ranging from yeast to stem cells. He explains all the mysteries that remain about this fundamental process and that aspects of it date back to the earliest types of cells. We also talk about his innovative teaching efforts and how to improve graduate education.</div>
March 3, 2024
What boxing teaches us about autoimmunity
<div data-pm-slice="1 1 []" data-en-clipboard="true">This week I'm so thrilled to interview Dr. Stephen Hauser, author of "The Face Laughs While the Brain Cries." He discusses a remarkable career as a physician-scientist, in which he uncovered a key role for B cells in the debilitating autoimmune disease multiple sclerosis. More remarkably, his perseverance led to the transformative drugs that are now available for this disease, emphasizing the importance of basic science for addressing long-standing healthcare challenges and the unique lens that practicing physicians can bring to biomedical research.</div>
February 18, 2024
Can we eat saturated fat again?
<div data-pm-slice="1 1 []" data-en-clipboard="true">This week I'm so thrilled to interview Dr. Ron Krauss. Ron has make seminal contributions to our understanding of heart disease, including early work on cholesterol and his ongoing studies of statins. He explains why human nutrition is so hard and what is needed to provide more predictive dietary guidelines.</div>
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