In this episode, we discuss organ-on-a-chip: what they areand their use in pre-clinical trials. We also talk about how the companyColossal Biosciences has “brought back” dire wolves with gene editing. Finally,we look into how a man who purposely got bitten over 100 times by venomoussnakes has led to advances in the production of anti-venoms.

Website:

www.thebiophiles.co.uk

Music:

Vivacity by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4593-vivacity

License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Ho Ho hello, and welcome to another festive special of The Bio Philes Podcast. In this episode, we discuss the bitter taste of sprouts and their noxious side effects; stem cell applications in tissue regeneration; and how frogs manage to survive the sub-zero winter temperatures without becoming an ice lolly.

Ho Ho Ho and a happy new year. In this festive treat we discuss the regenerative abilities of reindeer’s antlers, a phenomenon which could be hailed as a Christmas miracle; how the big man in red keeps on top of his circumference given the circumstances; and the biochemistry and evolutionary reason for morning sickness. See you all in 2024.

Website:

www.thebiophiles.co.uk

Music:

Vivacity by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4593-vivacity

License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

In this special episode we explore some of the most captivating creatures on earth and the biology behind what makes them so interesting. From the cell combinations allowing their complex camouflage, to exploring how they have independently evolved to sleep in a similar fashion to vertebrates, to looking into how their arms think for themselves. This episode touches on just some of what we found most fascinating while researching these marine animals.

Show note links:

Blue-ringed octopus-

https://journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/215/21/3752/19182/How-does-the-blue-ringed-octopus-Hapalochlaena?fbclid=IwAR2pieUGONP-tCo9e1jnlsT8Vrf53H9VTL-OzhfKUpG58wJfvkJD3obbyzI

Sleep-

https://www.cell.com/iscience/fulltext/S2589-0042(21)00191-7#bib25

Website:

www.thebiophiles.co.uk

Music:

Vivacity by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4593-vivacity

License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

In this episode, we find out if energy drinks actually make you younger? This isn’t clickbait so the answer is no, but we discuss the latest research into an ingredient in energy drinks associated with ageing. We ask what is the science behind a silicon valley fad of blood infusions. And consider if environmental DNA can really be used to prove or disprove the Loch Ness monster.

Website:

www.thebiophiles.co.uk

Music:

Vivacity by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4593-vivacity

License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

In this episode we look at the use of a gene editing technology undergoing clinical trials in the treatment of heart disease, why hay fever clogs your head, and a parasitic wasp which hijacks their subjects to becoming a living food source for their larvae. 

Music: 

Vivacity by Kevin MacLeod 

Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4593-vivacity 

License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license 

In this episode we discuss the possibility of vaccines that can spread themselves, how a man had a pig heart transplant, and the recently published success of the HPV vaccine rolled out in 2008. 

Music: 

Vivacity by Kevin MacLeod 

Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4593-vivacity 

License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license 

In this episode we explore the new NHS blood test for detecting cancers, an accidental finding that could progress anti-cancer drugs, and if an organ on a chip is edible or a powerful bit of technology. 

Music: 

Vivacity by Kevin MacLeod 

Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4593-vivacity 

License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license