Our guest this week is a McGill University PhD in Bioorganic Chemistry. Say hello, to James Thorpe. "Hi James!" On today's episode we answer the big questions, like:
How does a farmer's definition of Organic differ from that of a chemist?
How do you patent a scientific methodology?
Will we ever be able to eradicate the use of toxic solvents?
Can you grow DNA at the push of a button?
Why is 99% of our DNA absolutely useless
Topics & Concepts
Green Chemistry
Mechanochemistry
Oligonucleotide Synthesis
"Organic" Chemistry
Carbon Chains
Short DNA and RNA
Therapeutic Applications
How to Patent
Bead & String Model of DNA
Protecting Groups (of DNA)
Kinetic Energy
Solid Phase Synthesis
Deoxyribonucleic Acids (DNA)
Ribonucleic Acids (RNA)
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Guest
James would love to hear from you too, and you can reach out to him at james.thorpe@mail.mcgill.ca
