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Clinical grade electronic wearable technology today can be flexible, stretchable, and skin-like, as researchers have developed materials that can help electronics interface with your body. Chief Editor Barbara Cheifet speaks with Drs. Zhenan Bao and John Rogers about the many devices that they are working on – from health monitoring in neonates to smart bandages for wounds – and how they will complement and advance global health. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Biomolecular ultrasound is an exciting technology that uses sound waves to visualize tissues within the body. Chief Editor Barbara Cheifet speaks with Drs. David Maresca and Mikhail Shapiro about using ultrasound for imaging and also how the technology is being used to drive the transport of engineered molecules across cellular membranes for a wide range of applications. This includes their recent work mentioned in the episode https://doi.org/10.1126/science.ads1325 and https://www.science.org/doi/abs/10.1126/science.adt0293 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Associate Editor Cláudia Vilhena sits down with Ali Shaib, the lead author of an exciting new study showcasing expansion microscopy and the visualization of individual protein shapes, using standard laboratory microscopes.Tune in as Ali and Cláudia explore the “accidental” origins of the study, the importance of mentorship and collaboration, and the democratization of super-resolution methods.If you're curious about the intersection of super-resolution microscopy and clinical applications, this is an episode you won’t want to miss! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode, our Associate Editor Cláudia Vilhena interviews Nicoletta Cieri, the first author of a great story on how a devised analytic framework can aid the prevention of post-transplant disease recurrence.Join us as Nicoletta and Cláudia explore the highlights of the story, discuss the future of individualized medicine and touch-bases on future career opportunities following the postdoc phase.If you are interested in anti-tumor responses and personalized medicine, then this episode is for you! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode, our Associate Editor Cláudia Vilhena interviews Sean Johnson, the first author of a timely and great story on how to experimentally evaluate the performance of AI-generated enzymes.Sean and Cláudia discussed the timely topic of AI for protein design and the implications for future research, and also touched base on how it was to transition from academia to industry.For those who are interested in protein functionality, this episode is for you! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode, Chief Editor Barbara Cheifet speaks with Polina Anikeeva from MIT, Grégoire Courtine from EPFL, and Jocelyn Bloch, a neurosurgeon at Lausanne University Hospital. These three leaders in the field of neurotechnologies discuss new devices that help us learn how our brain works, implantable brain-computer interfaces that are helping patients with neurological disorders walk again, and why this field is so exciting today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On our very first episode of the new podcast series from Nature Biotechnology, our Associate Editor Cláudia Vilhena interviews Marcus Walker, first author of a fantastic story on engineered bacteria used to stain textiles.With an informal and honest touch, Marcus and Cláudia dive into the behind the scenes of the paper. From the inspiration to combine microbiology and fashion, passing by what went wrong at the bench, all the way to the economical and environmental implications of living biomaterials.For all those who struggle with measuring optical density, this episode is for you! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Microscopy methods today are enabling researchers to see small details within cells, previously undetectable by light microscopy. Chief Editor Barbara Cheifet speaks with Drs. Ed Boyden and Johann Danzl about the technological advances and challenges in the fields of super resolution and expansion microscopy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chief Editor Barbara Cheifet speaks with Drs. Michael Fischbach and Sarkis Mazmanian about recent work uncovering functional roles for our microbiomes and what is needed to bring microbiome therapies to the clinic.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aviv Regev and Sarah Teichmann talk with Senior Editor Barbara Cheifet about the development and exciting recent progress of the Human Cell Atlas project. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ana Pombo and Jennifer Phillips-Cremins talk with senior editor Barbara Cheifet about how new methods to look at the 3D genome are providing insights into the links between genome structure and cellular function. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kathryn Whitehead and Robert Langer talk with Senior Editor Markus Elsner about drug delivery methods and their applications within a wide range of therapeutic modalities.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stan Crooke is born ⬩ A tenuous existence ⬩ Life with his mother ⬩ The Tech Corner ⬩ Arsenal Tech High School ⬩ Nancy ⬩ Hoodlum ways ⬩ Off to Purdue Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.