15- The Adaptive Landscape
The adaptive landscape is an important method for biologists, ecologists, and geneticists to visualise the process of evolution. But what is it, and how does it work? This week, we’re going to discuss...
10 Jan 20214min
14a- The Function of NRAMP1
Bonus episode! In the main episode on Sunday, I briefly mentioned NRAMP1, a mutation in which can influence how susceptible someone is to the leprosy bacterium, Mycobacterium leprae. But what exactly ...
6 Jan 20213min
14- Leprosy and 'The Leper King'
Happy new year! In our inaugural episode of 2021, we’re going to go back to the 1100s and focus on the famous case of the Leper King Baldwin IV, who ruled as king of Jerusalem from 1174 to 1185. What ...
3 Jan 20215min
13- Rewind: Amino Acids
Proteins are often mentioned on the show, but what about the building blocks that they consist of? This week, we’re going to tackle amino acids in our second rewind episodes. There are some topics tha...
27 Des 20204min
12- The Wnt Signalling Network
Building on our discussion of both signalling pathways and G-protein coupled receptors from a few weeks ago, this week we’re going to discuss the Wnt signalling pathway- a pathway which is crucial in ...
20 Des 20206min
11- Rewind: Cell Theory
In the first of our ‘Rewind’ episodes, we go back to basics and discuss cells- where they came from and the famous cell theory of 1839, which is still present in textbooks today. There are more storie...
13 Des 20203min
10- The Lamellipodium
As discussed in previous episodes, the actin cytoskeleton is vital to allow cells to move. But what about the specifics? In this episode, we’re going to be dissecting the lamellipodium- a meshwork act...
6 Des 20206min
9- The Platypus’ Larger Cousin
We’re all familiar with the platypus, but it still has surprises up its sleeve. On the show today, we get to know its bumper-sized cousin- Obdurodon tharalkooschild. Sources for this episode: Dell’...
29 Nov 20202min
