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Longevity Roadmap167: Why Bats Don't Age and Why You Should CareAging is usually linked to size, metabolism, and inevitable decline—but bats defy all three. In this episode, Dr. Buck Joffrey speaks with Dr. Emma Teeling about why bats are rewriting the rules of longevity science. The discussion explores how bats live far longer than expected for their size while avoiding cancer, immune dysfunction, and chronic inflammation. They examine how stable telomeres, enhanced DNA repair, and tightly controlled immune responses allow bats to age slowly despite extreme metabolic demands. Watch the full episode to understand why bat biology is reshaping how researchers think ab...
2025-12-2237 min
מדברימדע - הפודקסט מבית מדע גדול, בקטנהEP159: Prof. Emma Teeling - Bats GenomicsFor this special episode we are honored to have Prof. Emma Teeling as a guest. Prof. Teeling is a full time professor of Zoology at the University College of Dublin in Ireland and she is the world leading scientist in the field of bats. Prof, Teeling is also the co-founder and the director of the an initiative to sequence the genomes of all living bat species, called "Bat1K Project" which we discussed in the episode.
In addition, a surprise, for this episode we are joined by the Batman himself, Yomiran Nissan as a guest co-host!
2025-03-301h 02
London FuturistsWhat's new in longevity, with Martin O'DeaOur guest in this episode is Martin O'Dea. As the CEO of Longevity Events Limited, Martin is the principal organiser of the annual Longevity Summit Dublin. In a past life, Martin lectured on business strategy at Dublin Business School. He has been keeping a close eye on the longevity space for more than ten years, and is well placed to speak about how the field is changing. Martin sits on a number of boards including the LEV Foundation, where, full disclosure, so does David.This conversation is a chance to discover, ahead of time, what some of...
2023-08-0930 min
Science VsHow Bats Break ScienceMany bats can live a bizarrely long time, and brush off viruses that kill people. How do they do it and what can we learn from them? Zoology Professor Emma Teeling and bat researcher and clinician Matae Ahn fly through the science. Find our transcript here: https://bit.ly/ScienceVsBats This episode was produced by Flora Lichtman with help from Wendy Zukerman, Joel Werner, R.E. Natowicz, and Michelle Dang, Rose Rimler. Editing by Jorge Just, Annette Heist and Blythe Terrell. Fact checking by Carmen Drahl. Mix and sound de...
2023-07-2025 min
Longevity by DesignDr. Emma Teeling—DNA Repair Mechanisms and Aging: Lessons From BatsIn this episode of Longevity By Design, Dr. Gil Blander interviews Dr. Emma Teeling, a leading bat researcher from the University of Dublin. They delve into the extraordinary world of bats, discussing how these mammals hold the key to understanding disease resistance, immunity, and longevity. Dr. Teeling explains the unique immune system of bats and their ability to suppress inflammation—which is considered one of the primary drivers of aging. Many lessons from bats can be applied to humans, including how bats manage the immune response to viruses. In this conversation, Dr. Teeling also explores the impressive DNA...
2023-05-241h 08
Why Would You Tell Me That?The Secret Of Everlasting Youth!We are back! Season 2 starts with a bang! Neil reckons there's an animal that can defy ageing. It's the only mammal that can truly fly and it also doesn't get cancer. The lads chat to zoologist and geneticist, Emma Teeling, about the remarkable world of bats; how they make tequila and, more importantly, why they don't get old. In a terrifying discovery, Dave reveals the outsized body part he shares with some of these creatures of the night.Presented and Produced Neil Delamere and Dave MooreEdited by Cathal MinogueMusic by...
2022-09-0753 min
Unravelling Science PodcastEpisode 18: Prof Emma Teeling - Bats, Ageing and CoronavirusProf Emma Teeling, head of Zoology at UCD is my guest on the podcast this week. Emma talks about her fascinating research into bats and how uncovering the bat genome may unlock the secrets to health and longevity. Emma discusses how studying bats can impact human health by examining their mechanisms of ageing and inflammation, her field trips to Brittany in France and how bats have undeservedly become the scapegoats of COVID-19.
She also discusses growing up in an entrepreneurial household, how being a scientist is like being an elite Olympian and the curiosity that drives her...
2020-10-2753 min
The Meaning of GreenS2 Ep 5 Sneak Peek: Prof. Emma Teeling on bats and the fountain of youthS2 Ep 5 Sneak Peek: Prof. Emma Teeling on bats and the fountain of youth by Dr. Vivian Thomson
2020-08-2500 min
Alô, Ciência?#089 Morcegos e COVID-19: qual é a relação entre eles?Alô, alô! Morcegos são incríveis! Porém, têm a capacidade de provocar diversos tipos de reações nas pessoas. Apesar de existir gente que adora esses mamíferos voadores, a maior parte da população morre de medo. Infelizmente existem evidências de indicam que o novo coronavírus pode ter morcegos como hospedeiros naturais. Por causa disso, populações desses animais estão colocadas em risco.Morcego transmite COVID-19? Será que atitudes como essas têm embasamento científico? Qual é a importância de morcegos na natureza? Como a falta de informação ou as notícias falsas (as fake new...
2020-06-1256 min
The Royal Irish AcademyHow do we study bats and rats to find the secret of everlasting youth?Professor Emma Teeling MRIA talks about her research into what bat genetics can teach us about human disease and aging. Living mammals (~5,400 species) originated approximately 217-238 Million Years Ago, inhabit every biome on Earth, and are arguably one of the most phenotypically diverse group of vertebrates. This Academy Discourse will showcase how studying our most unique mammals, using state-of-the-art genomic technologies coupled with traditional field studies, can uncover how to live healthier longer and other secrets.
Part of the 2019/20 Discourse Series sponsored by Mason, Hayes and Curran
2019-10-3056 min
Patrick Daly Interlinks PodcastJohn Teeling, an International business personJohn Teeling is widely regarded as the father of the Irish whiskey renaissance. As a doctoral student at Harvard in 1970 he examined the collapse of Irish whiskey from having about 60% of world sales in 1850 and hundreds of distilleries, to becoming a monopoly in 1973 with less than 2% of Scotch sales. He made the decision to set up a new distillery.It took 16 years to get the resources to do so. In the meantime he lectured in Business Administration at University College Dublin and developed a series of mining and oil exploration companies. In 1986 he set up Cooley Distillery...
2019-09-0339 min
VetenskapsradionFysikern Schrödinger väckte biologins ödesfrågor (R)Vad är liv? Det undrade fysikern Erwin Schrödinger 1943 och hans tal inspirerade till den moderna biologin. 75 år senare möts framstående forskare för att på nytt lyfta vetenskapens ödesfrågor. Lyssna på alla avsnitt i Sveriges Radio Play. Erwin Schrödingers föreläsning Vad är liv? Från Trinity College i Dublin gavs ut som bok och inspirerade bland annat Watson och Crick som senare upptäckte DNA-molekylen.
I Dublin firad man 2018 75-års jubileet av händelsen genom att bjuda in flera framstående forskare för att försöka upprepa bedri...
2019-06-2419 min
The Family of THINGS with Helen ShawS1 E13 - Peter Gallagher (2016)Helen Shaw’s guest in this edition of the The Family of Things podcast is Irish scientist and astro physicist Professor Peter Gallagher. The Family of Things is a podcast by Athena Media.
Peter Gallagher leads solar physics and space weather research at Trinity College Dublin. Gallagher researches the Sun, in particular solar storms and their impact on Earth. He is Director of the Rosse Solar Terrestrial Observatory at Birr Castle and leads the Irish LOFAR radio telescope project. Gallagher says he was always fascinated by how things work when he was a small boy, even taking the television apart to...
2018-08-1742 min
Bright SparksShorts 1 - Emma TeelingEmma Teeling is a Professor in the School of Biology and Environmental Science in UCD, or also known as Ireland's Bat Lady, spends most of her time studying the evolution and ecology of bats. In this short clip, Emma tells Dr Shane Bergin about the unique qualities of the bat as a mammal, and what we can stand to learn about ourselves as humans by studying them.
2015-07-2703 minBright SparksEp 2 - The New DarwiniansWhere did life come from? Prof. Shane Bergin learns about the origins of life on Earth and how Darwins “Tree of Life” might actually be a “Web of Life” and about unlocking the evolutionary secrets behind animals like bats, dogs and fruit flies. Shane explores the genetic line that connects us physically, to our ancestors and in an economic environment where genetic research is underfunded due to questions of applicability, one Irish company Equinome, is breaking the mould. Voices in this episode include Prof. James McInerney, Prof. Emma Teeling, Prof. Kay Nolan, Prof. Aoife McLysaght, Prof. Emmeline Hill
2015-05-3152 minBright SparksEp 1 - How We LearnGeneticist Emma Teeling opens the conversation on what makes you a scientist with a lovely description of the thirst for knowledge which drives science and scientists to discover. What happens when you enable bright people to follow their curiosity and solve the world’s problems? Bright Sparks, an exploration of ideas innovation and discovery is an 8 part radio series presented by physicist Dr. Shane Bergin.
2015-05-2552 min
TED EducationEmma Teeling: The secret of the bat genomeIn Western society, bats are often characterized as creepy, even evil. Zoologist Emma Teeling encourages us to rethink our attitude toward bats, whose unique and fascinating biology gives us insight into our own genetic makeup A video of this talk
2012-11-0116 minTED EducationEmma Teeling: The secret of the bat genomeIn Western society, bats are often characterized as creepy, even evil. Zoologist Emma Teeling encourages us to rethink our attitude toward bats, whose unique and fascinating biology gives us insight into our own genetic makeup A video of this talk
2012-11-0116 min
TEDTalks 아동과 가족엠마 틸링(Emma Teeling): 박쥐 유전자의 비밀 | Emma Teeling서양 사회에서 박쥐는 으스스하고, 심지어 사악한 존재로 여겨져 왔습니다. 동물학자 엠마 틸링은 우리의 유전자 구성에 대한 통찰력을 주는, 특이하고도 흥미로운 생명체인 박쥐에 대한 우리의 생각을 바꾸라고 권장합니다.
(TEDx더블린에서 촬영됨.)
2012-10-3116 minTEDTalks Crianças e FamíliaEmma Teeling: O segredo do genoma do morcego | Emma TeelingNa sociedade ocidental, os morcegos são frequentemente retratados como seres assustadores e até mesmo malignos. A zoóloga Emma Teeling nos motiva a repensar nossa postura em relação aos morcegos, cuja biologia especial e fascinante nos oferece uma reflexão sobre nossa própria composição genética. (filmado em TEDxDublin)
2012-10-3116 minTED Podcast | Kids and Family엠마 틸링(Emma Teeling): 박쥐 유전자의 비밀 | Emma Teeling서양 사회에서 박쥐는 으스스하고, 심지어 사악한 존재로 여겨져 왔습니다. 동물학자 엠마 틸링은 우리의 유전자 구성에 대한 통찰력을 주는, 특이하고도 흥미로운 생명체인 박쥐에 대한 우리의 생각을 바꾸라고 권장합니다.
(TEDx더블린에서 촬영됨.)
2012-10-3116 min
TEDTalks 儿童与家庭蝙蝠基因的秘密 | Emma Teeling在西方社会，蝙蝠经常被看作是令人毛骨悚然的，甚至是邪恶的。动物学家艾玛·绨凌鼓励我们重新思考我们看待蝙蝠的方式，它们奇特而让人着迷的生物性可以让我们洞察人类自己的基因构成。（摄于TEDx都柏林）Translated by Ben PengReviewed by Wei Wu
2012-10-3116 minTEDTalks Niños y FamiliaEmma Teeling: El secreto del genoma de los murciélagos | Emma TeelingEn la sociedad occidental, los murciélagos normalmente son caracterizados como horripilantes, incluso diabólicos. La zoóloga Emma Teeling nos alienta a reflexionar sobre nuestra actitud hacia los murciélagos, cuya única y fascinante biología aporta ideas sobre nuestra composición genética. (Grabado en TEDxDublin).
2012-10-3116 minTEDTalks Vie familialeEmma Teeling: Le secret du génome de la chauve-souris | Emma TeelingDans la société occidentale, les chauves-souris sont souvent perçues comme bizarres, diaboliques même. La zoologiste Emma Teeling nous encourage à revoir notre attitude envers ces animaux, dont la biologie unique et fascinante nous donne un aperçu de notre propre génome.
(Filmé à TEDxDublin)
2012-10-3116 minTEDTalks 子どもと家族エマ・ティーリング: コウモリゲノムに隠された秘密 | Emma Teeling西洋社会ではコウモリは気味悪く、邪悪だとすら見なされています。動物学者エマ・ティーリングはコウモリに対する態度を見直すよう勧め、コウモリの独特かつ魅力的な生態により我々自身の遺伝情報に関する新たな知見が得られると説きます。(TEDxDublinにて録画)
2012-10-3116 minTEDTalks Дети и СемьяЭмма Тилинг: Загадка генома летучих мышей | Emma TeelingВ западном обществе летучие мыши часто описываются как жуткие создания и часто ассоциируются со злом. Зоолог Эмма Тилинг призывает нас переосмыслить наше отношение к летучим мышам, чья уникальная и очаровательная природа позволяет нам понять, в чём секрет нашего собственного генетического строения. (Снято в TEDxDublin)
2012-10-3116 minTED Talks Kids and FamilyThe secret of the bat genome | Emma TeelingIn Western society, bats are often characterized as creepy, even evil. Zoologist Emma Teeling encourages us to rethink common attitudes toward bats, whose unique and fascinating biology gives us insight into our own genetic makeup.
2012-10-3116 min
TEDTalks Kinder und FamilieEmma Teeling: Das Geheimnis des Fledermausgenoms | Emma TeelingIn der westlichen Welt werden Fledermäuse häufig als unheimlich, ja sogar teuflisch beschrieben. Die Zoologin Emma Teeling ermuntert zu einem Umdenken unserer Einstellung gegenüber Fledermäusen, deren einzigartige und faszinierende Biologie tiefe Einblicke in unser eigenes Erbgut erlaubt. (Eine Aufnahme im Rahmen von TEDxDublin.)
2012-10-3100 min