Beste Science With A Twist podcasts (2024)

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From Waste to Worth: Rethinking Plastics with NREL's Insights 29:00

8d ago29:00

29:00

The Critical Role of Plastics in Modern Society Despite the challenges associated with plastic in the environment, Kat Knauer, Ph.D., emphasizes the indispensable role of plastics in healthcare, research, and daily life. She points out that while plastics have significantly improved quality of life and medical care, their improper disposal poses a …

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It’s In Our Genes: The Potential of Gene Therapy with Dr. Peter Marks 24:58

2M ago24:58

24:58

Gene Therapy's Potential to Transform Rare Disease Treatment Dr. Peter Marks highlights the groundbreaking advancements in gene therapy, especially for rare diseases with high unmet medical needs. He discusses the FDA's role in fostering these innovations, underscoring the importance of understanding gene therapy's application and ensuring its safe…

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Decoding Cellular Secrets: Advances in Mass Spectrometry Technology 19:31

4M ago19:31

19:31

Revolutionizing Biomedical Research with Mass Spectrometry Joshua J. Coon discusses the transformative role of mass spectrometry in biomedical research. This technology, as he explains, allows for the precise weighing of molecules, providing critical insights into their identity and quantity. Coon's lab utilizes mass spectrometry to analyze complex…

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Tackling HIV Drug Resistance: Brazil's Approach and Global Implications 35:52

5M ago35:52

35:52

Brazil's Proactive Measures Against HIV Brazil has been at the forefront of combating HIV, implementing proactive measures that have made a significant difference. The country began providing no-cost access to CD4 and viral load testing and antiretroviral drugs as early as 1996. This early intervention and consistent approach led to a remarkable ou…

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Powering Everyday Life: The significance and impacts of the semiconductor industry 19:09

7M ago19:09

19:09

⚡Semiconductor chips go through a long manufacturing process. It all depends on the type of chip, but the standard timeframe is between 120 days and nine months. It is a three-phase process that includes design and frontend and backend manufacturing, all dependent on various factors. ''These are global supply chains supporting the completed product…

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Shaping the Future through STEM Education: The importance of access and equity 28:03

8M ago28:03

28:03

The Power of Passion in STEM Eleanor emphasizes the importance of pursuing what you love in STEM. She advises students to focus on their interests rather than trying to impress judges or make a big impact. Eleanor encourages students to be scrappy and innovative and to believe in their ability to navigate through challenges. She underscores that ST…

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Pharmacogenomics: A New Era of Patient-Centric Care 21:12

9M ago21:12

21:12

The Power of Pharmacogenomics Jeff explains how pharmacogenomics, the study of how genes affect a person's response to medications, can revolutionize healthcare. By understanding a patient's genetic makeup, healthcare providers can prescribe the right medication and dosage, reducing trial and error, improving treatment effectiveness, and minimizing…

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Forever Chemicals: The effects of PFAS and how to protect against it 24:33

11M ago24:33

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⚡PFAS stands for Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances. Simply put, PFAS are man-made compounds synthesized in a laboratory. ''They were first made in the 1940s. Teflon was one of the very first developments of PFAS. PFAS is a universe of chemicals useful for lots of different consumer and industrial applications over the last 60 to 70 years. These i…

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Green Chemistry: Designing for a Sustainable Future 28:05

1y ago28:05

28:05

⚡ Green chemistry aims to anticipate toxicity and global climate change. Green chemistry is an area of chemistry that focuses on reducing pollution and building a more sustainable world. John explains, "What you may be surprised to learn is that if you look at the curriculum, if you look at the classes that a chemist takes from the very beginning t…

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Delivering on the promise of cell therapies: Programmed immune cells attack cancer and other diseases 23:28

1y ago23:28

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⚡ Cell therapy is a promising field. Cell therapies can potentially transform medicine and treat some of the most severe diseases, like cancer. Wendell says, "That's one of the innate challenges here — how do you make something that's very controlled and specific and yet also very potent enough to really overcome the disease. And that's where we re…

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Disrupting the Status Quo: The Importance of Diversity in Clinical Trials 24:11

1y ago24:11

24:11

⚡ What are the ramifications from a clinical research perspective if diversity is not appropriately represented in a clinical study populations? Even as diversity becomes increasingly important across different sectors, minorities continue to be left out of clinical trials and medical research studies. So, why is diversity so critical in clinical t…

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Putting Patients First: The Benefits of Decentralized Clinical Trials 26:05

1+ y ago26:05

26:05

⚡ Decentralized clinical trials aim to reduce patient burden. Decentralized clinical trials can help make research more patient-centric. Tim explains the role of decentralization, "It's fair to say that that change management component is absolutely critical in terms of the decentralized adoption, and I think, when I look ahead in terms of decentra…

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No One Missed: Empowering Lung Cancer Patients with Biomarker Insights 29:03

1+ y ago29:03

29:03

⚡ There's a diversity mismatch in the oncology workforce. One of the biggest challenges in the oncology space is a lack of diversity in the workforce. The population of the United States is very diverse, while the oncology field is not. Dr. Upal Basu Roy says, "We know that the United States is very diverse. As we speak, the population is very dive…

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Saved Time Saves Lives: The Impact of Rapid Turnaround Time for Cancer Patients 19:23

1+ y ago19:23

19:23

⚡The most critical part is to shorten the time between doing the test and getting the results. From there, doctors will be better positioned to provide the best care to the patient. ''There's always pressure from the patient, the family, and the physician to start therapy as soon as possible. [...] So getting that test earlier allows us to do the r…

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Freezing Cancer: How Cryo-EM is advancing oncology research 22:19

1+ y ago22:19

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⚡ Cryo-EM is a powerful tool that helps look at cancer molecules differently. Penn State University uses the cryo-EM technique to understand and outsmart cancer. Professor Kelly explains, "Our lab uses a very high-tech imaging approach. It's called cryo-electron microscopy or cryo-EM, which pioneers in our field actually won the Nobel Prize for jus…

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One Health: How human, environmental, and animal health intersect 28:37

1+ y ago28:37

28:37

⚡ We can't limit ourselves to only humans and animals to fight diseases and cure illnesses. To cure diseases and illnesses, we need to understand how the environment, humans, and animals intersect. Professor Akebe explains, "We get that whole cycle that starts again. It [waste] leaves from our homes. It leaves from our hospitals. It gets into the t…

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Behind the MoonArk: How a Team of Artists Embraced Science to Send a Time Capsule to the Moon 20:57

2y ago20:57

20:57

⚡ The MoonArk is both conceptual art and a time capsule. Almost 15 years ago, the idea was to create a time capsule carrying fragments of the world as we know it today and send it to the moon to be discovered in the distant future. Today, the project has 60 members from 18 institutions and over 250 contributing designers, scientists, poets, musicia…

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Uncovering the Past: How Jewish Holocaust victims were discovered at a death camp in Sobibór 19:31

2y ago19:31

19:31

💡 DNA analysis enables the identification of missing persons. Asked about the impact of DNA analysis, Dr. Diepenbroek explains that such a method helps identify the victims regardless of time passed. Forensics uses the DNA from unknown remains and matches them with the DNA of missing persons’ relatives. Alongside her colleagues — including experts …

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Virus Variants Explained: Why COVID-19 Variants Arise 29:28

2y ago29:28

29:28

🎙 What are virus mutations, and what do they mean? Just like other viruses, COVID mutates all the time. Andy explains what mutation is, how it happens, and the importance of monitoring it. "What we need to capture in these surveillance efforts is how these viruses are changing and how quickly they are changing. So you've heard of mutations, and the…

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COVID In the Air? How a new in-air pathogen surveillance solution was used in some Wisconsin schools to detect airborne coronavirus particles 32:06

2y ago32:06

32:06

🎙️ The AerosolSense Sampler is an in-air pathogen monitoring solution. Miguel introduced the AerosolSense Sampler, a new technology that can be used in conjunction with other risk mitigation tools (masks, vaccines, testing) in the fight against COVID-19. It is designed to detect the presence of coronavirus and other airborne pathogens in the air in…

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Patient Perspectives: CAR-T Cell Therapy 22:25

3y ago22:25

22:25

On this episode of Science With a Twist, Ron O’Brien interviews Matthew Moon, a CAR-T cell therapy recipient who was able to beat leukemia thanks to the advances in the field. Matthew and Ron discuss the timeline of health-related events that led to Matthew’s diagnosis and his unique journey to find a life-saving cell therapy clinical trial. After …

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Sustainability: What is it and why should we care? 13:37

3y ago13:37

13:37

On this special Earth-Day episode of Science With a Twist, Ron O’Brien speaks with Emelia DeForce, Field Applications Scientist for Laboratory Plastics & Essentials at Thermo Fisher Scientific. Emelia and Ron chat about sustainability, what it means, and why we should all care about it.Door Thermo Fisher

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COVID-19: Why We Need to Continue Testing 28:09

3y ago28:09

28:09

Manoj Gandhi, Sr. Medical Director at Thermo Fisher Scientific, interviews Dr. Stephen Morse, professor of epidemiology at Columbia University. Manoj and Stephen address the doubts expressed by the general public regarding testing for COVID-19 and the need for continued testing even as vaccination rates continue to increase.…

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Breath Biopsy: Non-invasive analysis of biomarkers in early detection and precision medicine 16:41

3y ago16:41

16:41

Billy Boyle, CEO of Owlstone Medical, sits down with Ron O'Brien to talk about breath biopsy. This technology provides an entirely new way to access this information by collecting and analyzing breath samples.Door Thermo Fisher

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The Just Project: Facilitating the Safe Reopening of HBCUs 23:12

3+ y ago23:12

23:12

Social and economic inequality has made minority communities more prone to contracting SARS-COV-2; the virus that causes COVID-19. One of those severely affected is the black community in the United States. On this episode of Science With a Twist, Fred Lowery, Senior Vice President and President of Life Sciences Solutions and Laboratory Products at…

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Twindemic: How the Seasonal Flu Collides with the COVID-19 Pandemic 22:11

3+ y ago22:11

22:11

Ron O'Brien speaks with Dr. Stephen Young, an expert in Microbiology, with a background in pathology, virology, and infectious diseases. They discuss what we should know during the potential viral storm produced by the collision of the seasonal flu and the COVID-19 pandemic.Door Thermo Fisher

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Reinventing Plastics 21:27

3+ y ago21:27

21:27

Paolo Braiuca interviews Dr. Frank Leibfarth from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Frank talks about his group's exciting work in polymer chemistry as well as topics related to his collegiate football career and the challenges of managing an academic lab in the era of COVID-19.Door Thermo Fisher

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Chemistry of Human Milk 19:57

3+ y ago19:57

19:57

On this episode of Science With a Twist, Paolo Braiuca interviews Dr. Steven Townsend. Through his research, Steven is trying to demystify the science of human milk. His work on human milk oligosaccharides, carbohydrates whose molecules are composed of a relatively small number of monosaccharide units, won him the consideration for the American Che…

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COVID-19: Insights on Vaccine Development 17:43

3+ y ago17:43

17:43

Ron O’Brien speaks with Mary Kay Bates, Senior Cell Culture Scientist at Thermo Fisher Scientific. Mary gives us an inside look into the complex world of vaccine development and why developing one for COVID-19 has been so different. You can listen here or on your favorite podcast platform.Door Thermo Fisher

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World Water Day: The importance of (clean) water and conservation 24:55

4y ago24:55

24:55

Water is everywhere, but accessible drinking water is not. In celebration of World Water Day (March 22), we’re tackling the importance of water preservation and why improving global access to clean water matters now.Door Thermo Fisher

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Seeding Labs: Empowering Scientists Around the Globe 21:51

4y ago21:51

21:51

Door Thermo Fisher

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Fighting Coronavirus: Confirming and Containing an Outbreak 19:25

4y ago19:25

19:25

Door Thermo Fisher

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One Decision, Two Lives: The Power of Organ Donation 20:47

4+ y ago20:47

20:47

In 2008, the bond between two friends became even closer when one of them made the life-altering decision to donate a kidney to the other. Since then, Louise Lerminiaux and Conna Jones have been on a journey to live their lives to the fullest, while telling their inspirational story and advocating for organ donation.…

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Detecting and Protecting: Technology to Help Determine if a Threat is Real 16:48

4+ y ago16:48

16:48

For first responders at the local, state and federal level, coming into contact with unknown substances in the field can be a life-threatening situation. From opioid and bomb detection to identifying toxic chemicals in the environment, all pose physical and health hazards. Hear from Thermo Fisher field instrumentation experts Bill Kotowski and Eric…

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Cells Fighting Cancer: The Science Behind It 19:33

4+ y ago19:33

19:33

In part II of this series, Amy Butler, vice president of cell biology at Thermo Fisher Scientific, talks with host Ron O’Brien about the science behind CAR T-cell therapy and how it uses the body’s own immune system to fight cancer.Door Thermo Fisher

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Prevent the Sneeze: The Science Behind Allergy Testing 23:35

4+ y ago23:35

23:35

Allergies are everywhere and for some, even the smallest particle can trigger a reaction. In this episode of Science with a Twist, host Ron O’Brien sits down with Dr. Lakiea Wright, an allergy and immunology expert, to discuss the latest in allergy testing and why it’s critical to avoid a potentially dangerous reaction.…

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From ionic to iconic: The story of Nalgene 30:56

4+ y ago30:56

30:56

The Nalgene water bottle has become a hydration staple for many, but did you know it was born from science? That’s right! The Nalge Company, founded in the 1949, went on to launch Nalgene Outdoor changing the face of high-quality hiking and camping essentials. Eric Hansen and Elissa McGee join host, Ron O’Brien, to discuss how the bottle we all kno…

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Trailer: Science with a Twist 0:51

5y ago0:51

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Welcome to Science with a Twist. Each month, join Ron O’Brien, a science enthusiast from Thermo Fisher, the world leader of serving science, as he talks to experts on the cutting-edge of redefining how we exist.Door Thermo Fisher

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