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From the Inside: A Conversation with Dr. Garrett Cooper

In this episode, I interview Dr. Garrett Cooper, a recent PhD graduate from Emory's Genetics and Molecular Biology program. He now works as a research scientist for Exact

From The Inside: A Conversation with Dr. Shana Burstein

In this episode, I interview Dr. Shana Burstein, a second-year pediatric hematology-oncology fellow at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. She received her MD from Albert E

From the Inside: A Conversation with Dr. Caroline Li

In this episode, we have a discussion with Dr. Caroline Li, an assistant professor at City of Hope, a top ten cancer research center. She shares with us her academic jour

Lac Operon

Our bodies love processing glucose, the primary energy source for many organisms. It is simple and easy to extract the energy contained within this simple sugar. But, the

Translation

In the early 2000s, news headlines were all reporting of the same terror: ricin laden letters. Once a person comes in contact with ricin and the poison is absorbed, cells

DNA Structure

DNA serves as the genetic blueprint for all living organisms. They hold all of the information that govern our very existence. Our growth and development as living organi

Darwin's Four Postulates

Today, we have Charles Darwin to thank for the theory of evolution and natural selection. His work has revolutionized our understanding of life on Earth. In his infamous

Characteristics of Living Organisms

As biologists, we are responsible for the study of life. We study a vast range of topics from how cancer cells interact with each other to the origin of life. We study ev

Evidence for Evolution

Life around us is ever changing. If we were to time travel back a hundred thousand years, the many animals that we adore and love would not look the same. Dogs would not

Lactic and Alcoholic Fermentation

Have you ever wondered how beer is brewed? How does yogurt gain its signature creamy texture? These delicacies owe their existence to fermentation. Today we will be explo

Photosynthesis: Light Dependent Reactions

Looking out at the plants surrounding us, it might seem as if there is not much going on in their lives. But, if we were to zoom in on these plants and gaze into their in

Oxidative Phosphorylation

As humans, we have a constant need to breathe. With every breath, we fill our lungs with an essential gas: oxygen. But why is oxygen so essential to life? Oxygen is neede

Fluid Mosaic Model

In the 20th century, there was an explosion in our understanding of cellular structure. Many of these recent finding have transformed the way biologists approach cellular

From the Inside: A Discussion With Dr. Eladio Abreu

This episode is the very first of our new series, From the Inside, where I interview high achieving professionals in the life sciences about their academic journey, advic

The Biology of Skin Color

Skin color is something that has baffled scientists for centuries. As we look around ourselves, we find tremendous amounts of variation in skin color, from black to brown

Fibroblast Growth Factors and Their Receptors

From wound healing to cell growth to bone formation, fibroblast growth factors (FGF) and fibroblast growth factor receptors (FGFR) are responsible for a diverse range of

Cancer Causing Genes

Cancer is a disease that has a chokehold on today’s society. With approximately 2 million new cancer diagnoses in the US every year paired with 10 million cancer-caused d

Nitrogen Cycle

When we think about the air surrounding us, we often relate this gaseous mixture to oxygen, the giver of life. However, there is another vital element in the air that we

Community Structure

In society, we have many different people with different roles and ecological communities are no different. All organisms are interconnected through a complex web of inte

Mitochondria

As humans, we walk, talk, run, and do an endless list of tasks a day, all of which require energy. Where is all of this power generated from? In this podcast, we will be