The Bio Busters Podcast

The Bio Busters

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The Bio Busters: a podcast about all things science.
E53 The Virgin Urchin
Show notes: In this episode, The Bio Busters Podcast professors, Dr. A and Dr. C, discuss coronavirus pandemic updates, the effects of alcohol consumption, and the discovery of a new cell type in the lung! Keep the discussion and comments going on in the comments sections, or feel free to e-mail the podcast with future show ideas and thoughts on the current show. If you think you know the answer to our riddle, please email us for a chance to win a prize!   Email us at [email protected] Instagram Link: https://www.instagram.com/thebiobusterspodcast/ DailyMotion Video Link: https://www.dailymotion.com/thebiobusterspodcast Spotify Audio Link: https://open.spotify.com/show/7tY7H11OHUOkBsLP0grTym TuneIn Audio Link: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Science-Podcasts/The-Bio-Busters-Podcast-p1499063/ Podbean Audio Link: https://thebiobusters.podbean.com/​ Amazon Music Link: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/00fc7f18-43f7-4f6b-b416-906335918e72/the-bio-busters Branding: https://www.andsowedesign.com/​​ References: Scientist Birthday https://www.todayinsci.com/4/4_07.htm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_Loeb Coronavirus numbers Vaccine data https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/#countries https://ourworldindata.org/covid-vaccinations?country=USA Alcohol study https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2790520 New Lung Cells https://www.livescience.com/new-body-cell-discovered-in-lungs https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-022-04552-0
Apr 8, 2022
45 min
E52 Don’t be ”lead” astray
Show notes: In this episode, The Bio Busters Podcast professors, Dr. A and Dr. C, discuss pandemic updates, long-covid genetic associations, and discuss lead, lead poisoning, and a new study! Keep the discussion and comments going on in the comments sections, or feel free to e-mail the podcast with future show ideas and thoughts on the current show. If you think you know the answer to our riddle, please email us for a chance to win a prize! Email us at [email protected] Instagram Link: https://www.instagram.com/thebiobusterspodcast/ DailyMotion Video Link: https://www.dailymotion.com/thebiobusterspodcast Spotify Audio Link: https://open.spotify.com/show/7tY7H11OHUOkBsLP0grTym TuneIn Audio Link: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Science-Podcasts/The-Bio-Busters-Podcast-p1499063/ Podbean Audio Link: https://thebiobusters.podbean.com/​ Amazon Music Link: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/00fc7f18-43f7-4f6b-b416-906335918e72/the-bio-busters Branding: https://www.andsowedesign.com/​​ References: Scientist Birthday https://www.todayinsci.com/3/3_17.htm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Rudolf_Hess Coronavirus numbers Vaccine data https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/#countries https://ourworldindata.org/covid-vaccinations?country=USA Lead exposure study https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.2118631119 https://www.webmd.com/children/what-is-lead-poisoning Severe and Long-COVID/treatment preprint https://actaneurocomms.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40478-021-01302-7 https://www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-1205453/v1
Mar 18, 2022
46 min
E51 Hope on the Horizon
Show notes: In this episode, The Bio Busters Podcast professors, Dr. A and Dr. C, discuss Coronavirus updates, and two medical cures: one for HIV and one for leukemia! Keep the discussion and comments going on in the comments sections, or feel free to e-mail the podcast with future show ideas and thoughts on the current show. If you think you know the answer to our riddle, please email us for a chance to win a prize! Email us at [email protected] Instagram Link: https://www.instagram.com/thebiobusterspodcast/ DailyMotion Video Link: https://www.dailymotion.com/thebiobusterspodcast Spotify Audio Link: https://open.spotify.com/show/7tY7H11OHUOkBsLP0grTym TuneIn Audio Link: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Science-Podcasts/The-Bio-Busters-Podcast-p1499063/ Podbean Audio Link: https://thebiobusters.podbean.com/​ Amazon Music Link: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/00fc7f18-43f7-4f6b-b416-906335918e72/the-bio-busters Branding: https://www.andsowedesign.com/​​ References: Scientist Birthday https://www.todayinsci.com/2/2_24.htm Coronavirus numbers Vaccine data https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/#countries https://ourworldindata.org/covid-vaccinations?country=USA HIV cure https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/15/health/hiv-cure-cord-blood.html Leukemia remission https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-021-04390-6 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/02/health/leukemia-car-t-immunotherapy.html
Feb 25, 2022
44 min
E50: Rhinos down under or over under?
Show notes: In this episode, The Bio Busters Podcast professors, Dr. A and Dr. C discuss the Ig Nobel Prize Awards - science that first makes you laugh, then makes you think! Keep the discussion and comments going on in the comments sections, or feel free to e-mail the podcast with future show ideas and thoughts on the current show. If you think you know the answer to our riddle, please email us for a chance to win a prize! Email us at [email protected] Instagram Link: https://www.instagram.com/thebiobusterspodcast/ DailyMotion Video Link: https://www.dailymotion.com/thebiobusterspodcast Spotify Audio Link: https://open.spotify.com/show/7tY7H11OHUOkBsLP0grTym TuneIn Audio Link: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Science-Podcasts/The-Bio-Busters-Podcast-p1499063/ Podbean Audio Link: https://thebiobusters.podbean.com/​ Amazon Music Link: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/00fc7f18-43f7-4f6b-b416-906335918e72/the-bio-busters Branding: https://www.andsowedesign.com/​​ References: Ig Nobel Prize Awards https://www.improbable.com/2021-ceremony/winners/
Jan 6, 2022
41 min
E49 Boosters yo!
Show notes: In this episode, The Bio Busters Podcast professors, Dr. A and Dr. K discuss Omicron variant updates, the science behind the Nobel Prize in Physics, and introduce a new game segment! Keep the discussion and comments going on in the comments sections, or feel free to e-mail the podcast with future show ideas and thoughts on the current show. If you think you know the answer to our riddle, please email us for a chance to win a prize! Email us at [email protected] Instagram Link: https://www.instagram.com/thebiobusterspodcast/ DailyMotion Video Link: https://www.dailymotion.com/thebiobusterspodcast Spotify Audio Link: https://open.spotify.com/show/7tY7H11OHUOkBsLP0grTym TuneIn Audio Link: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Science-Podcasts/The-Bio-Busters-Podcast-p1499063/ Podbean Audio Link: https://thebiobusters.podbean.com/​ Amazon Music Link: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/00fc7f18-43f7-4f6b-b416-906335918e72/the-bio-busters Branding: https://www.andsowedesign.com/​​ References: Scientist Birthday https://www.todayinsci.com/12/12_21.htm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermann_Joseph_Muller Coronavirus numbers Vaccine data https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/#countries https://ourworldindata.org/covid-vaccinations?country=USA Omicron Data https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/omicron-may-be-significantly-better-at-evading-vaccine-induced-immunity-but-less-likely-to-cause https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/science/forecasting/mathematical-modeling-outbreak.html Nobel Prize Science https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physics/2021/press-release/
Dec 22, 2021
49 min
E48 Make This Viral Podcast go Viral
Show notes: In this episode, The Bio Busters Podcast professors, Dr. A, Dr. C, and Dr. K discuss the latest Omicron Coronavirus variant, he new YEZV virus, an exciting Alzheimer’s disease development, and introduce a new riddle! Keep the discussion and comments going on in the comments sections, or feel free to e-mail the podcast with future show ideas and thoughts on the current show. If you think you know the answer to our riddle, please email us for a chance to win a prize! Email us at [email protected] Instagram Link: https://www.instagram.com/thebiobusterspodcast/ DailyMotion Video Link: https://www.dailymotion.com/thebiobusterspodcast Spotify Audio Link: https://open.spotify.com/show/7tY7H11OHUOkBsLP0grTym TuneIn Audio Link: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Science-Podcasts/The-Bio-Busters-Podcast-p1499063/ Podbean Audio Link: https://thebiobusters.podbean.com/​ Amazon Music Link: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/00fc7f18-43f7-4f6b-b416-906335918e72/the-bio-busters Branding: https://www.andsowedesign.com/​​ References: Scientist Birthday https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Porter https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flash_photolysis https://www.todayinsci.com/12/12_06.htm Coronavirus numbers Vaccine data https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/#countries https://ourworldindata.org/covid-vaccinations?country=USA This episode’s study https://www.newsweek.com/yezo-virus-new-disease-infects-humans-discovered-japan-ticks-hokkaido-1635580 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-021-25857-0
Dec 7, 2021
55 min
E47 A Coffee A Day Keeps The Pathology Away
Show notes: In this episode, The Bio Busters Podcast professors, Dr. A and Dr. C discuss SARS-CoV2 pandemic updates, the effects of coffee and tea consumption on stroke and dementia, the science behind the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, aquagenic urticaria, and a recent Alzheimer’s study! Keep the discussion and comments going on in the comments sections, or feel free to e-mail the podcast with future show ideas and thoughts on the current show. If you think you know the answer to our riddle, please email us for a chance to win a prize! Email us at [email protected] Instagram Link: https://www.instagram.com/thebiobusterspodcast/ DailyMotion Video Link: https://www.dailymotion.com/thebiobusterspodcast Spotify Audio Link: https://open.spotify.com/show/7tY7H11OHUOkBsLP0grTym TuneIn Audio Link: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Science-Podcasts/The-Bio-Busters-Podcast-p1499063/ Podbean Audio Link: https://thebiobusters.podbean.com/​ Amazon Music Link: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/00fc7f18-43f7-4f6b-b416-906335918e72/the-bio-busters Branding: https://www.andsowedesign.com/​​ References: Scientist Birthday https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwin_Hubble https://www.todayinsci.com/11/11_20.htm Coronavirus numbers Vaccine data https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/#countries https://ourworldindata.org/covid-vaccinations?country=USA This episode’s study https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1003830 https://scitechdaily.com/coffee-and-tea-linked-with-reduced-rates-of-stroke-and-dementia-heres-how-much-to-drink/ Nobel Prize Science https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/explainer-why-has-asymmetric-organocatalysis-won-the-chemistry-nobel-prize/4014530.article Fun Fact https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/multiple-sclerosis-drug-may-alleviate-alzheimers-memory-loss#First-steps Aquagenic urticaria https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5136360/
Nov 21, 2021
45 min
E46 Feel The Heat!
Show notes: In this episode, The Bio Busters Podcast professors, Dr. A and Dr. C and Dr. K, discuss COVID updates, tick feeding behavior, how scientists discovered sensation receptors, the science behind the Nobel Prize, electroacupuncture, and introduce a new riddle! Keep the discussion and comments going on in the comments sections, or feel free to e-mail the podcast with future show ideas and thoughts on the current show. If you think you know the answer to our riddle, please email us for a chance to win a prize! Email us at [email protected] Instagram Link: https://www.instagram.com/thebiobusterspodcast/ DailyMotion Video Link: https://www.dailymotion.com/thebiobusterspodcast Spotify Audio Link: https://open.spotify.com/show/7tY7H11OHUOkBsLP0grTym TuneIn Audio Link: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Science-Podcasts/The-Bio-Busters-Podcast-p1499063/ Podbean Audio Link: https://thebiobusters.podbean.com/​ Amazon Music Link: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/00fc7f18-43f7-4f6b-b416-906335918e72/the-bio-busters Branding: https://www.andsowedesign.com/​​   References: Scientist Birthday https://www.todayinsci.com/10/10_15.htm Coronavirus numbers Vaccine data https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/#countries https://ourworldindata.org/covid-vaccinations?country=USA COVID updates https://www.nature.com/articles/s41579-021-00634-4 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-02783-1 This episode’s study https://www.the-scientist.com/news-opinion/bacterial-symbionts-tell-ticks-when-to-eat-69264 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1931312821003875#! Nobel Prize Science https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/medicine/2021/press-release/ https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/04/health/nobel-prize-medicine-physiology-temperature-touch.html Fun Fact https://www.webmd.com/pain-management/what-is-electroacupuncture
Oct 16, 2021
48 min
E45: You Don‘t Need That Tail!
Show notes: In this episode, The Bio Busters Podcast professors, Dr. A and Dr. C and Dr. K, discuss how humans lost their tails, a new study about COVID effects on the brain, a new way to treat the harmful effects of cancer, and introduce a new riddle! Keep the discussion and comments going on in the comments sections, or feel free to e-mail the podcast with future show ideas and thoughts on the current show. If you think you know the answer to our riddle, please email us for a chance to win a prize! Email us at [email protected] Instagram Link: https://www.instagram.com/thebiobusterspodcast/ DailyMotion Video Link: https://www.dailymotion.com/thebiobusterspodcast Spotify Audio Link: https://open.spotify.com/show/7tY7H11OHUOkBsLP0grTym TuneIn Audio Link: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Science-Podcasts/The-Bio-Busters-Podcast-p1499063/ Podbean Audio Link: https://thebiobusters.podbean.com/​ Amazon Music Link: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/00fc7f18-43f7-4f6b-b416-906335918e72/the-bio-busters Branding: https://www.andsowedesign.com/​​   References: Scientist Birthday https://www.todayinsci.com/9/9_29.htm Coronavirus numbers Vaccine data https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/#countries https://ourworldindata.org/covid-vaccinations?country=USA This episode’s study https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.09.14.460388v1.full.pdf COVID & Brain https://www.sciencealert.com/even-mild-covid-19-can-affect-the-brain-and-we-don-t-know-how-long-it-lasts Fun Fact https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/09/210916131326.htm
Sep 30, 2021
43 min
E44: Take A Stand For Your Gut Microbes
Show notes: In this episode, The Bio Busters Podcast professors, Dr. A and Dr. C and Dr. K, discuss coronavirus updates, two studies regarding inactivity and metabolic health, and introduce a new riddle! Keep the discussion and comments going on in the comments sections, or feel free to e-mail the podcast with future show ideas and thoughts on the current show. If you think you know the answer to our riddle, please email us for a chance to win a prize! Email us at [email protected] Instagram Link: https://www.instagram.com/thebiobusterspodcast/ DailyMotion Video Link: https://www.dailymotion.com/thebiobusterspodcast Spotify Audio Link: https://open.spotify.com/show/7tY7H11OHUOkBsLP0grTym TuneIn Audio Link: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Science-Podcasts/The-Bio-Busters-Podcast-p1499063/ Podbean Audio Link: https://thebiobusters.podbean.com/​ Amazon Music Link: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/00fc7f18-43f7-4f6b-b416-906335918e72/the-bio-busters Branding: https://www.andsowedesign.com/​​ References: Scientist Birthday https://www.todayinsci.com/9/9_13.htm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Reed Coronavirus numbers Vaccine data https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/#countries https://ourworldindata.org/covid-vaccinations?country=USA Standing and insulin sensitivity https://www.jsams.org/article/S1440-2440(21)00204-8/fulltext Interrupted sitting study https://journals.physiology.org/doi/full/10.1152/ajpendo.00599.2020 Brain & Microbiome https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/09/210903132656.htm
Sep 14, 2021
40 min
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