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Recent Episodes

Episode 145: Repeating Cellular Sunscreen

Posted March 21, 2022 • 00:32:52

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Episode 144: Caught in the James Webb

Posted March 8, 2022 • 00:31:01

Mike and Chad talk about the new James Webb Space Telescope, which has just begun collecting preliminary data.

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Episode 143: Curing HIV

Posted February 21, 2022 • 00:31:58

Chad and Mike discuss treatments for HIV that have been discovered by studying those rare individuals who are naturally immune to HIV and AIDS.

Episode 142: Laser Trapping Atoms

Posted February 7, 2022 • 00:32:19

Mike and Chad discuss ways in which lasers can be used to cool atoms so that they are basically not moving, which allows for more careful studies of...

Episode 141: Viral Variants

Posted January 24, 2022 • 00:32:20

Chad and Mike discuss some of the mechanisms and what pressures drive viruses change to create new variants. Comparing this pandemic to the Spanish...