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Research in Plain English
Hosted by Danny Ward · EN
This is Research in Plain English. This is the podcast where we break down all the technical jargon, make complex concepts digestible and share the interesting bits so anyone can learn about the scientific research going on in the world. Hosted by Danny Ward.
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Hooting Chimpanzees
Sep 30, 202100:05:10Tap to summarizeThis is the podcast where we break down all the technical jargon, make complex concepts digestible and share the interesting bits so anyone can learn about the scientific research going on in the world. Today we discuss a paper which investigates the pant hoot call of chimpanzees from Uganda. The paper for this episode is: “Trade-offs in the production of animal vocal sequences: insights from the structure of wild chimpanzee pant hoots”, Fedurek et al., 2017. DOI: 10.1186/s12983-017-0235-8 Link: https://frontiersinzoology.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12983-017-0235-8
Transcribe →Simulating Binding
Aug 24, 202100:08:33Tap to summarizeThis is the podcast where we break down all the technical jargon, make complex concepts digestible and share the interesting bits so anyone can learn about the scientific research going on in the world. Today we discuss a paper which simulates binding between zinc and a medically-relevant ion channel found in us humans. The paper for this episode is: “Assessing Structural Determinants of Zn2+ Binding to Human HV1 via Multiple MD Simulations”, Jardin et al., 2020. DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2019.12.035 Link: https://www.cell.com/biophysj/fulltext/S0006-3495(20)30004-7
Transcribe →Understanding the Plague
May 13, 202100:08:41Tap to summarizeThis is the podcast where we break down all the technical jargon, make complex concepts digestible and share the interesting bits so anyone can learn about the scientific research going on in the world. Today we delve into a paper which investigates the genetics associated with the Black Death by analysing ancient DNA. The paper for this episode is: "Distinct Clones of Yersinia pestis Caused the Black Death", Haensch et al., 2010. DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1001134 Link: https://journals.plos.org/plospathogens/article?id=10.1371/journal.ppat.1001134
Transcribe →Evolution of Immune System Antibodies
Mar 2, 202100:05:35Tap to summarizeThis is the podcast where we break down all the technical jargon, make complex concepts digestible and share the interesting bits so anyone can learn about the scientific research going on in the world. Today we look at the evolution of antibodies. The paper for this episode is: “Role of framework mutations and antibody flexibility in the evolution of broadly neutralizing antibodies” Victor Ovchinnikov et al., 2018. DOI: 10.7554/eLife.33038 Link: https://elifesciences.org/articles/33038
Transcribe →Editing our Genes: CRISPR
Mar 2, 202100:06:22Tap to summarizeThis is the podcast where we break down all the technical jargon, make complex concepts digestible and share the interesting bits so anyone can learn about the scientific research going on in the world. Today we look at the DNA editing technique known as CRISPR. The paper for this episode is: “A Programmable Dual-RNA–Guided DNA Endonuclease in Adaptive Bacterial Immunity” Martin Jinek et al., 2012. DOI: 10.1126/science.1225829 Link: https://science.sciencemag.org/content/337/6096/816
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