In this episode, we learn all about membranes and the Build-a-Cell project with Dr. Neha Kamat.You can find out more about Dr. Kamat's research at her lab website, https://www.nehakamat.com/.Here's a link to the Build-a-Cell website if you'

10 - Synthetic Biology: 2018 in Review (w/ Jordan Harrison, Isaac Larkin, and Adam Silverman)

Jan 18th, 2019 1h 20m

New year, new GeneMods season! Join us as we discuss all the syn bio that happened in 2018, including CRISPR babies, Frances Arnold's Nobel Prize, massive leaps in protein engineering, and local Northwestern and Chicago news as well.****Impor

9 - Jeopardy, But For Science: July News Quiz (w/ Adam Silverman and Kirsten Jung)

Jan 15th, 2019 1h 13m

GUESS WHO'S BACK! After some long-neglected editing, we bring you some very belated news from July 2018. The news is old but hopefully still entertaining. Isaac was out this month, so we were instead joined by Kirsten Jung, a graduate student i

8 - Protein Folding and Design (w/ Prof. David Baker)

Apr 19th, 2018 22m 40s

Tune in as we talk to Professor David Baker from the University of Washington about the wonders of protein folding and computational protein design!

7 - The Points Are Made Up But the Science Is Real: January News Quiz (w/ Adam Silverman)

Jan 14th, 2018 1h

In this episode, we are joined again by Adam Silverman to catch up on news from November and December. Tune in for lots of CRISPR news and jokes, plant synthetic biology, DNA origami, DIY Bio, protein engineering, and more!

6 - Chr-Ho Ho Ho-matin (w/ Prof. Karmella Haynes)

Dec 22nd, 2017 58m 7s

In this end-of-the-year episode, we return from our several-month-long hiatus and talk to Dr. Karmella Haynes about chromatin and epigenetics. Then, we catch up on some news from earlier in the fall, discuss some very endangered birds, and ques

5 - GeneMods Extra: The 10K Genes Project (w/ Professor Drew Endy)

Oct 3rd, 2017 39m 57s

Join us as we talk to Dr. Drew Endy about intellectual property rights in synthetic biology and the new collaboration between the BioBricks Foundation and Twist Bioscience to make 10,000 genes free and available to the public!If you are inter

4 - Syn Bio Security (w/ Special Agent Scott Mahloch)

Aug 30th, 2017 1h 2m

In this episode of the GeneMods podcast, we sit down with Special Agent Scott Mahloch, the WMD Coordinator for the Chicago division of the FBI, to talk about biosecurity. Then, in the news quiz, Isaac and Jordan tell lots of CRISPR jokes and ta

3 - Hello, RNA World! (w/ Professor Julius Lucks)

Jul 21st, 2017 1h 8m

In this episode, we talk to Dr. Julius Lucks at Northwestern University about RNA--a molecular "folding ninja" and life's "master molecule." Then we catch up on syn bio news with our news quiz, featuring some CRISPR patent updates, an interesti

2 - GeneMods Extra: SynBio in Science Fiction (w/ James Kath and Andrew Hunt)

Jul 13th, 2017 34m 12s

How does sci-fi portray synthetic biology? What are our favorite books, movies, TV shows, and video games featuring strong bioengineering themes? How does society deal with its anxieties about biological engineering through science fiction? We

1 - Synbio in Spaaaace! (w/ Danielle Tullman-Ercek)

Jun 27th, 2017 34m 34s

Welcome to the GeneMods podcast, where we all get excited about engineering biology! On the pilot episode, hosts Jordan Harrison and Isaac Larkin sit down with Professor Danielle Tullman-Ercek to talk about the intersection of synthetic biology

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