Thanks for tuning in for Episode 57, “Curiosity” featuring Duane Fernandez. This and all of our episodes are sponsored by Thermo-Fisher Scientific. Go to stemcellpodcast.com for all of our episodes and to sign up for the newsletter. We begin as always with the Science Round Up and discuss the latest science/stem cell news including:
A woman that can smell Parkinson’s disease?
Will we ever be able to treat female infertility with stem cells?
A new gene that regulates the stem cell number
A new stem cell model of bi-polar disorder
A common allergy medication might help your brain
For the interview portion of the show, sponsored by STEMCELL Technologies, we bring on writer, director and photographer Duane Fernandez to talk about how curiosity drives him and his work. We talk to Duane on his experience with helping people from all walks of life and business experience their true potential and how this can apply to science. Finally we close the show with our signature rant on labeling tubes. Enjoy!
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Resources, Links and Research Papers Mentioned In This Session Include:
The Woman Who Can Smell Parkinson's Disease – According to this article, a woman from Perth named Joy Milne who can detect people with Parkinson’s through a telltale odor.
Neurons from Glia In Vivo – In this article, scientists present new recipes for directly converting glial cells to neurons in mouse brains.
Exclusive Video: First "Glowing" Sea Turtle Found – This article reports that scientists diving recently near the Solomon Islands made an illuminating discovery: The first biofluorescent reptile ever recorded.
Japanese Scientist Haruko Obokata Stripped Of Doctorate Over Stem Cell Scandal – This article announces that Waseda University has revoked a doctoral degree awarded to a young researcher embroiled in a scandal that has rocked the scientific establishment.
Fighting Citrus Greening With Vibrating Orange Groves – According to this article, hijacking the mating signals of Asian citrus psyllids may help provide an environmentally friendly system for preventing citrus greening -- a disease that has cost the Florida citrus industry billions of dollars in recent years.
Neurons Reprogrammed In Animals – In this article, Harvard Stem Cell Institute researchers have now shown that the networks of communication among reprogrammed neurons and their neighbors can also be changed, or “rewired.”
