Podcast Guru LogoPodcast Guru LogosearchSearchDiscoverMy Podcasts
Apple App Store BadgeGoogle Play Badge
sign-inSign In
menu
close
sign-inSign In
Discover
My Podcasts
Apple App Store Badge
Google Play Badge
<p>Cells may be the building blocks of life (and highschool biology), but who knew they were so complicated? Dr. Samantha Yammine digs into different types of cells and their functions with editorial correspondent Teresa Carey as they discuss the difficulties in defining what a cell even is. Then, Sam speaks with Dr. Sébastien Calvignac-Spencer, a pathogen evolutionary biologist about his work investigating diseases from history. Finally, some curious researchers and entrepreneurs are cultivating actual salmon meat in bioreactors so Sam investigates the process behind growing fish in a lab including the potential ecological effects of cell-cultured salmon hitting the market.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Link to Show Notes <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fapE5jarkNrL02dnn9ec4QYrDXnAe3n9YxfMXYsU3FQ/edit?usp=sharing" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">HERE</a>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><em>Follow Curiosity Weekly on your favorite podcast app to get smarter with</em><a href="https://twitter.com/producercody" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em> </em></a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/science.sam/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Dr. Samantha Yammine</em></a><em> — for free! Still curious? Get science shows, nature documentaries, and more real-life entertainment on discovery+! Go to </em><a href="https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity</em></a><em> to start your 7-day free trial. discovery+ is currently only available for US subscribers.</em>&nbsp;</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

Curiosity Weekly

Discovery

Name That Cell, Ancient Genomes, Cell-Cultured Salmon

MAR 12, 202529 MIN
Curiosity Weekly

Name That Cell, Ancient Genomes, Cell-Cultured Salmon

MAR 12, 202529 MIN

Description

<p>Cells may be the building blocks of life (and highschool biology), but who knew they were so complicated? Dr. Samantha Yammine digs into different types of cells and their functions with editorial correspondent Teresa Carey as they discuss the difficulties in defining what a cell even is. Then, Sam speaks with Dr. Sébastien Calvignac-Spencer, a pathogen evolutionary biologist about his work investigating diseases from history. Finally, some curious researchers and entrepreneurs are cultivating actual salmon meat in bioreactors so Sam investigates the process behind growing fish in a lab including the potential ecological effects of cell-cultured salmon hitting the market.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Link to Show Notes <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fapE5jarkNrL02dnn9ec4QYrDXnAe3n9YxfMXYsU3FQ/edit?usp=sharing" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">HERE</a>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><em>Follow Curiosity Weekly on your favorite podcast app to get smarter with</em><a href="https://twitter.com/producercody" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em> </em></a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/science.sam/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Dr. Samantha Yammine</em></a><em> — for free! Still curious? Get science shows, nature documentaries, and more real-life entertainment on discovery+! Go to </em><a href="https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity</em></a><em> to start your 7-day free trial. discovery+ is currently only available for US subscribers.</em>&nbsp;</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>