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Contemplating Life with Chris Young
Hosted by Chris Young · EN
"Contemplating Life" is a podcast by author, assistive technology developer, and disability advocate Chris Young. Each week we will explore a variety of topics including disability, religion, politics, entertainment, and whatever else I can think of.
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Contemplating Life – Episode 78 – “Buz is Cool”
Nov 11, 202400:24:14Tap to summarizeIn this episode, we continue discussing my brief two years working at the IU Department of Medical Genetics. I tell the story of my friendship with one of my department colleagues. Links of Interest Prof. Emeritus Dr. John Gersting on IUPUI website: https://science.iupui.edu/people-directory/people/gersting-john.html Indiana University Department of Medical and Molecular Genetics: https://medicine.iu.edu/genetics Riley Children’s Hospital Indianapolis: https://www.rileychildrens.org/ DEC GT40 Graphics Terminal: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DEC_GT40 History of Lunar Lander games: https://technologizer.com/2009/07/19/lunar-lander/ GT 40 lunar Lander restoration video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6h6r6MGWyI Buz obituary: https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/lansing-mi/roy-buzdor-9872223 For more episodes: https://contemplating-life.com/ Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/contemplatinglife Where to listen to this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/contemplatinglife YouTube playlist of this and all other episodes: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFFRYfZfNjHL8bFCmGDOBvEiRbzUiiHpq
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Contemplating Life – Episode 77 – “Genetics 101”
Nov 4, 202400:33:54Tap to summarizeIn recent weeks, I’ve been talking about my work as a computer programmer for the Indiana University Department of Medical Genetics. This week, we take a departure to talk about the work that we did in that department. We will take a deep dive into basic genetics, and you will learn a little bit about the genetic disorder that causes my disability. Links of Interest Indiana University Department of Medical and Molecular Genetics: https://medicine.iu.edu/genetics Article about DNA: https://www.genome.gov/genetics-glossary/Deoxyribonucleic-Acid Where to start reading DNA: https://www.genomicseducation.hee.nhs.uk/blog/reading-dna-where-to-start/ How DNA gets copied: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lv89fSt5jBY Codon to amino acid translation table on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DNA_and_RNA_codon_tables#Standard_DNA_codon_table Genes on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene Size of human chromosomes: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/grc/human/data Intersex on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intersex Biologist’s explanation of gender behind the typical 2: https://x.com/RebeccaRHelm/status/1207834357639139328 Autosomal dominant inheritance: https://www.cancer.gov/publications/dictionaries/genetics-dictionary/def/autosomal-dominant-inheritance X-linked inheritance on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-linked_recessive_inheritance Meiosis on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meiosis Excellent video on meiosis that anyone could understand: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzDMG7ke69g Pseudoautosomal region on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudoautosomal_region Allele on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allele Spinal Muscular Atrophy on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spinal_muscular_atrophy Evrysdi oral treatment for SMA: https://www.evrysdi-hcp.com/ Huntington’s disease on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huntington%27s_disease Article in “Nature” announcing the discovery of Huntington’s marker co-authored by P. Michael Conneally of the IU Department of Medical Genetics: https://www.nature.com/articles/306234a0 P. Michael Conneally on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P._Michael_Conneally Human Genome Project on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_Genome_Project For more episodes: https://contemplating-life.com/ Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/contemplatinglife Where to listen to this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/contemplatinglife YouTube playlist of this and all other episodes: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFFRYfZfNjHL8bFCmGDOBvEiRbzUiiHpq
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