Cell Podcast

We have some hair-raising pieces this month, starting with a timely look at how voters make decisions about which candidate to support, with Libby Jenke and Scott Huettel, Trends in Cognitive Sciences (00:00); how a newly discovered gut protist protects mice from Salmonella, with Aleksey Chudnovskiy Cell (8:55); and a true story from one Cell Press employee who survived a lightning strike while camping with her kids CrossTalk (15:00). Plus, insight into how snakes lost their legs and much more!

Should you feed a cold and starve a fever? We’ll see what the science says, with Ruslan Medzhitov, Cell (00:00). Also, just in time for Oktoberfest: a look at the history of beer yeast, with Kevin Verstrepen, Cell (6:15). Finally, a STAR is born as Cell Press unveils a new approach to the methods section. Find out what’s changing, and how it’s designed to help you, with Ann Goldstein (13:10).

In this edition, we’ll discuss why the street drug ecstasy deserves research as a potential therapeutic, with Robert Malenka, Cell (00:00); how fiction might be good for you, with Keith Oatley, Trends in Cognitive Sciences (8:35); and why we get breast or colon cancer, but not heart cancer, with Frédéric Thomas, Trends in Cancer (18:30).

In this edition, we’ll discuss the controversy over direct-to-consumer stem cell sales, with Leigh Turner and Paul Knoepfler, Cell Stem Cell (00:00); how building design can impact your respiratory health, with Jordan Peccia, Trends in Microbiology (10:10); the complex link between Alzheimer’s disease and the immune system, with Morgan Sheng and Felix Yeh, Neuron (16:15); and an eye-opening look at the risky business of experimenting on yourself (25:30).

In this edition, we learn about possible effects on men’s health as they shed some of their Y chromosome with age, with Lars Forsberg, American Journal of Human Genetics (00:00); how human learning strategy might enhance artificial intelligence in robots, with Jay McClelland, Trends in Cognitive Sciences (8:10); and how disease reservoirs lurk in the animals around us, with Barbara Han, Trends in Parasitology (15:25). We also have a chat about the new book Welcome to the Microbiome (22:30).

In this edition, we learn some surprises about the stability of the skin microbiome, with Julia Oh and Heidi Kong, Cell (00:00), and how antibiotics can cause long-lasting disruption in the normal functions of helpful gut microbes, with Eric Pamer and Simone Becattini, Trends in Molecular Medicine (11:30). Plus, we have a slew of science highlights from around Cell Press (19:30)!

In this edition, we learn how HIV is linked to premature aging, with Trey Ideker, Molecular Cell (00:00); how seeing and perceiving visual information isn’t actually the same thing, with Michael Cohen, Trends in Cognitive Sciences (7:48); how ancient trees need special conservation, with William Laurance, Trends in Ecology and Evolution (13:10); and how the salary gap persists between men and women (19:10). Plus much more!

In this edition, we learn how the Zika virus affects fetal development, with Guo-li Ming, Hongjun Song, and Hengli Tang, Cell Stem Cell (00:00), how fungi may be used to create batteries, with Geoffrey Gadd, Current Biology (5:45), how organs can be mimicked with chip technology, with Donald Ingber, Cell (11:40), and a personal story about travel and the Zika threat, with Simanta Buck (18:05). Plus much more!

In this edition, we’ll hear about genes that modulate sleep, with David Prober, Neuron (00:00), how jogging may reduce cancer risk, with Pernille Hojman, Cell Metabolism (6:20), gene editing to fight mosquitos, with Jake Tu and Zach Adelman, Trends in Parasitology (12:40), and top myths about peer reviewers, with Cell Editor-in-Chief Emilie Marcus (19:48). Plus much more!

In this edition, we’ll hear about how some of our immunity genes are passed down from Neanderthals, with Lluis Quintana-Murci, The American Journal of Human Genetics (00: 00), whether chimps trust their friends, with Jan Engelmann, Current Biology (6:25), the 40th anniversary of Trends in Biochemical Sciences, with Nicole Neuman (16:05), and considerations for job-seeking postdocs (24:30). Plus much more!

Last November, Cell published a popular study explaining how the glycemic response to foods can differ greatly by individual. This landmark paper on personalized nutrition has since yielded follow-up research and a perspective on how our gut microbes play a role in our individual responses to diet. Catarina Sacristan discusses the findings with Eran Elinav and Eran Segal of the Weizmann Institute of Science.Related Papers: Cell Host & Microbe, Zmora, Zeevi, and Korem et al.: Taking it Personally: Personalized Utilization of the Human Microbiome in Health and Disease; Cell, Levy and Thaiss et al.: Microbiota-Modulated Metabolites Shape the Intestinal Microenvironment by Regulating NLRP6 Inflammasome Signaling; Cell, Zeevi and Korem et al.: Personalized Nutrition by Prediction of Glycemic Responses

In this edition, we’ll hear about quantitative techniques to study single cells (00: 00 with Rick Horowitz, Trends in Cell Biology), giant cells and how they behave (9:35 with Admar Verschoor and Ronny Milde, Cell Reports) and round-up of hot research stories from Cell Press (19:00).

In this edition, we’ll hear about how cell growth becomes aggressive and morphs into cancer (00:00) Developmental Cell, a possible blood test to detect cancer (10:40), new information about an old foe: the plague! (11:10), engineering banana proteins to fight viruses (11:45) and children raised without religion may be more generous (12:30). 

In this edition, we’ll hear about what happens after a mass extinction event (00:00, Current Biology), how cells destroy pathogens without damaging themselves (10:25, Cell Reports), how bacteria can evade our immune system (18:35, Cell Host and Microbe), and a round-up of great science stories from Cell Press this month! (27:27).

In this edition, we’ll hear about the launch of Trends in Cancer (00:00, Trends in Cancer), a new look for Trends journals (5:40 Trends), how the brain tackles complex tasks, with Pieter Roelfsema (9:55 Neuron) and a round-up of great science stories from Cell Press this month! (17:00).

In this edition, we’ll learn about how cells share their inner selves, with Gregory Jedd (00:00 Developmental Cell), how the structure of ceramides reveals more about their function, with Michael Airola and Yusuf Hannun (6:24 Structure) and exciting scientific findings and advances published across Cell Press journals this month! (15:15)

How our brain’s working memory actually works, with Mark Stokes (00:00 Trends in Cognitive Sciences). How synthetic biology can contribute to new approaches to cancer treatment, with Wilson Wong (9:15 Trends in Biotechnology), plus a round-up of great science stories from Cell Press this month! (17:35).

How stem cells can be used to model and understand heart disease, with Joseph Wu (00:00 Cell Stem Cell). How clinicians consider the risk of heart-related side effects when treating cancer patients with chemotherapy drugs, with Michael Ewer (11:20 Trends in Pharmacological Sciences), plus a round-up of great science stories from Cell Press this month! (20:52). 

In this edition, we’ll learn about how new tools for genetic editing are transforming the study of biology, with Jennifer Doudna (00:00 Molecular Cell), how the female body may ‘remember’ pregnancy, with Gregory Hannon (8:20 Cell Reports) and how to train your neuroscientist, with Brian Litt (14:20 Neuron) and a round-up of great science stories from Cell Press this month! (22:18). 

In this edition, we learn about how microbes in our gut help us keep to a daily schedule, with Vanessa Leone and Eugene Chang (00:00) (Cell Host & Microbe), designing drugs that influence cyclic AMP, with Stephen Yarwood (10:57) (Trends in Pharmacological Sciences) and around-up of recent research highlights from around Cell Press (17:30).