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bio/acc Podcast

bio/acc Podcast

Written by: Shriya Bhat Harvard BCI
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The Bio Accelerationism (bio/acc) podcast. Deeply researched interviews about fascinating topics from biotech and research. Podcast hosted by Shriya Bhat, a Harvard Sophomore from the Harvard Bioethics Communication Initiative (BCI).Shriya Bhat, Harvard BCI
Episodes
  • RNA Therapeutics Could Cure Cancer and End All Rare Diseases -- with Professor Jeff Coller
    Dec 23 2025

    In this episode, I sit down with Jeff Coller, a professor at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, about how decades of foundational RNA biology laid the groundwork for mRNA vaccines--and what comes next for medicine.Check out the Coller Lab: http://www.collerlab.org/0:00 Background2:21 Maternal RNA7:12 mRNA Stability 8:35 The 2015 Discovery 25:31 RNA Medicines35:18 Biotechnology 40:28 Biotech Startups46:39 Future of RNA Research ABOUT MEHi, my name is Shriya; I'm a sophomore at Harvard and the host of the Bio/Acc Podcast. I started this podcast out of the Harvard Bioethics Communication Initiative to conduct deeply researched interviews with the world's most interesting people in biotech.Produced by ‪@RishabJainSOCIAL LINKS:🎤 Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4m42...🎤 Listen on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...See our Website: https://bioacceleration.com/Connect w/ Shriya on Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/shriya-bhat-0b845b203Let us know what you think in the comments below! Subscribe to our channel for more podcasts.

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    54 mins
  • The Truth About Germline Editing Babies -- with Bioethicist John Quain
    Nov 27 2025

    In this episode, I talk with John Quain, bioethics fellow at the Icahn School of Medicine and lead bioethicist at Manhattan Genomics. We talk about the ethics behind AI, germline editing, and the next wave of biotechnology. Check out the Manhattan Project: https://manhattangenomics.com/ 0:00 Intro 0:41 Background3:50 Artificial Intelligence 6:30 AGI11:16 AI in Medicine14:07 AI in Academic Science17:26 Germline Editing26:01 Pushback to Germline32:18 Future of Biotech EthicsABOUT MEHi, my name is Shriya; I'm a sophomore at Harvard and the host of the Bio/Acc Podcast. I started this podcast out of the Harvard Bioethics Communication Initiative to conduct deeply researched interviews with the world's most interesting people in biotech.Produced by ‪@RishabJainSOCIAL LINKS:🎤 Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4m42...🎤 Listen on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...See our Website: https://bioacceleration.com/Connect w/ Shriya on Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/shriya-bhat-0b845b203Let us know what you think in the comments below! Subscribe to our channel for more podcasts.

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    38 mins
  • Germline Editing Could Cost Less Than IVF — Cathy Tie
    Sep 10 2025

    In this episode, biotech founder Cathy Tie unpacks the realities of building in regulated industries and the promise of gene editing done right. From unicorns and dragons to disease-free babies, we explore the technical, ethical, and economic future of germline correction.Check out the Manhattan Project: https://manhattangenomics.com/ 0:00 Intro 1:16 Ranomics7:53 Deep tech 10:40 Biotech challenges13:10 Locke Bio13:56 DTC Health 19:00 Personalized medicine 19:47 Marketing & Insurance 21:50 Germline Editing 26:30 Ethics of germline 31:06 Jiankui He 33:58 Designer babies 35:14 Cost of Germline 37:17 The Manhattan Project ABOUT MEHi, my name is Shriya; I'm a sophomore at Harvard and the host of the Bio/Acc Podcast. I started this podcast out of the Harvard Bioethics Communication Initiative to conduct deeply researched interviews with the world's most interesting people in biotech.Produced by ‪@RishabJainSOCIAL LINKS:🎤 Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4m42...🎤 Listen on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...See our Website: https://bioacceleration.com/Connect w/ Shriya on Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/shriya-bhat-0b845b203Let us know what you think in the comments below! Subscribe to our channel for more podcasts.

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    41 mins
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