Life Sciences Podcasts: Best Episodes & Shows of 2020

The Best Life Sciences Episodes for August 2020

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  Petri Dish

  Ep. 47 Science of Trippin' Balls

  This week Nathan and Sean talk about psychedelic drugs, specifically classical psychedelics like psilocybin and LSD. How do they work? What do they actually do to your brain? Can they be repurposed for more than making you see crazy stuff? Listen in! Stay safe out there, everyone. Featuring a promo for The Unexceptionals, an interview podcast! Check it out on twitter@_unexceptionals Email us at petridishpod -at- gmail.com. On twitter @dishpodcast and instagram @petridishpodcast. Support us for as little as $1 a month at patreon.com/petridish. Thanks! References: https://www.cell.com/current-biology/pdf/S0960-9822(11)01198-5.pdf https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22750845 https://journals.physiology.org/doi/full/10.1152/jn.1999.82.6.2989 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0168010211020074 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0301051111003164 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1409828/ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0028390812002651 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0896627307000281 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphar.2015.00225/full https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0269881116675513 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapsychiatry/article-abstract/210962 https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0269881116675512 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2215036616300657 https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0269881114565144 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4086777/ https://journals.lww.com/psychopharmacology/FullText/2016/02000/Antidepressant_Effects_of_a_Single_Dose_of.13.aspx https://www.nature.com/articles/npp201784 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0924977X15000097

  This week Nathan and Sean talk about psychedelic drugs, specifically classical psychedelics like psilocybin and LSD. How do they work? What do they actually do to your brain? Can they be repurposed for more than making you see crazy stuff? Listen in! Stay safe out there, everyone. Featuring a promo for The Unexceptionals, an interview podcast! Check it out on twitter@_unexceptionals Email us at petridishpod -at- gmail.com. On twitter @dishpodcast and instagram @petridishpodcast. Support us for as little as $1 a month at patreon.com/petridish. Thanks! References: https://www.cell.com/current-biology/pdf/S0960-9822(11)01198-5.pdf https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22750845 https://journals.physiology.org/doi/full/10.1152/jn.1999.82.6.2989 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0168010211020074 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0301051111003164 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1409828/ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0028390812002651 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0896627307000281 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphar.2015.00225/full https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0269881116675513 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapsychiatry/article-abstract/210962 https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0269881116675512 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2215036616300657 https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0269881114565144 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4086777/ https://journals.lww.com/psychopharmacology/FullText/2016/02000/Antidepressant_Effects_of_a_Single_Dose_of.13.aspx https://www.nature.com/articles/npp201784 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0924977X15000097

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  Petri Dish

  Ep. 51.5 Racism and IQ

  Hi Everyone, hope you are all staying safe during this pandemic. This is the second half of our final episode of this racism series -- we talked so much about racist experiments in episode 51 that we ran out of time to talk about the history and issues with IQ. This episode features a promo for Play Comics, a podcast that looks at the intersection between comic book-inspired video games and the source material they are drawn from. Check them out on twitter @playcomicscast and at http://playcomics.com/ . Email us at petridishpod -at- gmail.com. On twitter @dishpodcast and instagram @petridishpodcast. References: https://www.businessinsider.com/iq-tests-dark-history-finally-being-used-for-good-2017-10 https://www.pnas.org/content/113/47/13354.full https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/04/070424204519.htm https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0191886920301045

  Hi Everyone, hope you are all staying safe during this pandemic. This is the second half of our final episode of this racism series -- we talked so much about racist experiments in episode 51 that we ran out of time to talk about the history and issues with IQ. This episode features a promo for Play Comics, a podcast that looks at the intersection between comic book-inspired video games and the source material they are drawn from. Check them out on twitter @playcomicscast and at http://playcomics.com/ . Email us at petridishpod -at- gmail.com. On twitter @dishpodcast and instagram @petridishpodcast. References: https://www.businessinsider.com/iq-tests-dark-history-finally-being-used-for-good-2017-10 https://www.pnas.org/content/113/47/13354.full https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/04/070424204519.htm https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0191886920301045

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  Petri Dish

  Ep. 54 Bacteria's Weapons of War Part 2

  Hey folks! Last week we divided our episode in two, and here is the second part of bacteria's weapons of war! This episode continues our coverage about the little biological weapons bacteria have evolved to wage war on other bacteria and on eukaryotic cells as well! Email us at petridishpod -at- gmail.com. On twitter @dishpodcast and instagram @petridishpodcast. References: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0092867418301119 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6140923/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2176049/ https://www.cell.com/trends/microbiology/comments/S0966-842X(18)30022-2 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2014.00155/full https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2019.01078/full https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC127815/ https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2019.01965/full https://www.nature.com/articles/s41564-018-0277-5 https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.3000720 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S096289241730082X https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2090123219300815 https://www.pnas.org/content/116/46/23292.short https://www.pnas.org/content/106/11/4154.full https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-33800-5 https://www.pnas.org/content/111/33/12127.short https://academic.oup.com/gbe/article/11/10/2941/5575074 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41579-018-0070-8 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0966842X2030007X https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3616380/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4034461/ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2090123219300815

  Hey folks! Last week we divided our episode in two, and here is the second part of bacteria's weapons of war! This episode continues our coverage about the little biological weapons bacteria have evolved to wage war on other bacteria and on eukaryotic cells as well! Email us at petridishpod -at- gmail.com. On twitter @dishpodcast and instagram @petridishpodcast. References: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0092867418301119 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6140923/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2176049/ https://www.cell.com/trends/microbiology/comments/S0966-842X(18)30022-2 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2014.00155/full https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2019.01078/full https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC127815/ https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2019.01965/full https://www.nature.com/articles/s41564-018-0277-5 https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.3000720 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S096289241730082X https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2090123219300815 https://www.pnas.org/content/116/46/23292.short https://www.pnas.org/content/106/11/4154.full https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-33800-5 https://www.pnas.org/content/111/33/12127.short https://academic.oup.com/gbe/article/11/10/2941/5575074 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41579-018-0070-8 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0966842X2030007X https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3616380/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4034461/ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2090123219300815

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  Petri Dish

  Ep. 49 Racism in Science

  Hi Everyone, hope you are all staying safe during this pandemic. The murder of Black people like Breonna Taylor and George Floyd has led to a lot of discussion here at Petri Dish about what we could do with our platform. We decided one of the things we could do was inform our listeners about the long intertwining history of race, racism, and science. In this episode, the first of three, we discuss the early history of modern conceptions of race, going back to the 17th century. Next time we will be discussing eugenics and human genetics. This episode features a promo for SipNSci, a comedic science podcast centered around Black scientists, some drinks, and a whole lot of science. Find them at @SipNScipod. Email us at petridishpod -at- gmail.com. On twitter @dishpodcast and instagram @petridishpodcast. Reach out if you'd like to talk things through. Stay safe out there everyone! References: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/9780470753514.fmatter https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00033790.2013.785022 https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/30053821.pdf?refreqid=excelsior%3Ae5d7d92922ed4be635c43acbfa3a2332 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2151154/ https://www.encyclopedia.com/science/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/johann-blumenbach-and-classification-human-races https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.1001071 https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.2007008

  Hi Everyone, hope you are all staying safe during this pandemic. The murder of Black people like Breonna Taylor and George Floyd has led to a lot of discussion here at Petri Dish about what we could do with our platform. We decided one of the things we could do was inform our listeners about the long intertwining history of race, racism, and science. In this episode, the first of three, we discuss the early history of modern conceptions of race, going back to the 17th century. Next time we will be discussing eugenics and human genetics. This episode features a promo for SipNSci, a comedic science podcast centered around Black scientists, some drinks, and a whole lot of science. Find them at @SipNScipod. Email us at petridishpod -at- gmail.com. On twitter @dishpodcast and instagram @petridishpodcast. Reach out if you'd like to talk things through. Stay safe out there everyone! References: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/9780470753514.fmatter https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00033790.2013.785022 https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/30053821.pdf?refreqid=excelsior%3Ae5d7d92922ed4be635c43acbfa3a2332 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2151154/ https://www.encyclopedia.com/science/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/johann-blumenbach-and-classification-human-races https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.1001071 https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.2007008

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  Petri Dish

  Ep. 56 Autoimmune: When Your Body Auto-Attacks You

  Ahoy-hoy! Today we're releasing an episode on autoimmune disorders like lupus and MS! What is going on in these diseases where your adaptive immune system starts attacking you? If you haven't already, we highly recommend you check out our episodes on the immune system (Episodes 36 and 38) for useful background information that will help you understand this episode and some of our upcoming episodes! Next episode will be about the molecular reasons behind autoimmune disorders and how we treat them. This episode is sponsored in part by The Galry, which you can visit at thegalry.com to purchase beautiful curated photographs. Currently you can get 15% off with the code 15OFF, check it out! This episode has a promo for Curiosity Killed the Rat, another groovy science podcast! Check them out on twitter @CuriosityRat and wherever you get your podcasts. Email us at petridishpod -at- gmail.com. On twitter @dishpodcast and instagram @petridishpodcast. References: https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMra1100030 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4753361/ https://www.nature.com/articles/nri3871 https://www.pnas.org/content/114/40/10719.short https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0165572817305660 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1568997215000282?via%3Dihub https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC130012/ https://www.hopkinsarthritis.org/arthritis-info/rheumatoid-arthritis/ra-pathophysiology-2/#disease https://www.nature.com/articles/nrrheum.2018.10 https://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/systemic-lupus-erythematosus#statistics https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11926-016-0571-2 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/joim.12529 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3144759/ https://stm.sciencemag.org/content/11/522/eaax1159 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-019-13756-4 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1586/1744666X.2013.811052

  Ahoy-hoy! Today we're releasing an episode on autoimmune disorders like lupus and MS! What is going on in these diseases where your adaptive immune system starts attacking you? If you haven't already, we highly recommend you check out our episodes on the immune system (Episodes 36 and 38) for useful background information that will help you understand this episode and some of our upcoming episodes! Next episode will be about the molecular reasons behind autoimmune disorders and how we treat them. This episode is sponsored in part by The Galry, which you can visit at thegalry.com to purchase beautiful curated photographs. Currently you can get 15% off with the code 15OFF, check it out! This episode has a promo for Curiosity Killed the Rat, another groovy science podcast! Check them out on twitter @CuriosityRat and wherever you get your podcasts. Email us at petridishpod -at- gmail.com. On twitter @dishpodcast and instagram @petridishpodcast. References: https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMra1100030 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4753361/ https://www.nature.com/articles/nri3871 https://www.pnas.org/content/114/40/10719.short https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0165572817305660 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1568997215000282?via%3Dihub https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC130012/ https://www.hopkinsarthritis.org/arthritis-info/rheumatoid-arthritis/ra-pathophysiology-2/#disease https://www.nature.com/articles/nrrheum.2018.10 https://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/systemic-lupus-erythematosus#statistics https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11926-016-0571-2 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/joim.12529 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3144759/ https://stm.sciencemag.org/content/11/522/eaax1159 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-019-13756-4 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1586/1744666X.2013.811052

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  Petri Dish

  Ep. 48 Sun and Skin

  On this, the final skin episode of our four-part (!) series, Sean and Nathan speak again with skin scientist Matilde Miranda about skin aging and the affect sunlight has on your skin! Learn about what SPF and UV Index means, the different kinds of UV light, and how to pick a nice sunscreen to reduce your chances of getting skin cancer. Featuring a promo for an upcoming podcast Talking Bugs, an entomology podcast! check it out on twitter @SixLeggedAggie and https://sixleggedaggie.com/ Email us at petridishpod -at- gmail.com. On twitter @dishpodcast and instagram @petridishpodcast. Reach out if you'd like to talk things through. Stay safe out there everyone! References: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1586/17469872.2.6.753 https://seer.cancer.gov/statfacts/html/melan.html http://gco.iarc.fr/today/data/factsheets/cancers/16-Melanoma-of-skin-fact-sheet.pdf http://gco.iarc.fr/today/data/factsheets/cancers/17-Non-melanoma-skin-cancer-fact-sheet.pdf https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/phpp.12214 https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acs.jpclett.5b00417 https://www.consumerreports.org/cro/magazine/2015/05/what-does-spf-stand-for/index.htm https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1029/2004RG000155 https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/documents/uviguide.pdf https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28718005 https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-advances-new-proposed-regulation-make-sure-sunscreens-are-safe-and-effective https://www.ewg.org/sunscreen/report/the-trouble-with-sunscreen-chemicals/

  On this, the final skin episode of our four-part (!) series, Sean and Nathan speak again with skin scientist Matilde Miranda about skin aging and the affect sunlight has on your skin! Learn about what SPF and UV Index means, the different kinds of UV light, and how to pick a nice sunscreen to reduce your chances of getting skin cancer. Featuring a promo for an upcoming podcast Talking Bugs, an entomology podcast! check it out on twitter @SixLeggedAggie and https://sixleggedaggie.com/ Email us at petridishpod -at- gmail.com. On twitter @dishpodcast and instagram @petridishpodcast. Reach out if you'd like to talk things through. Stay safe out there everyone! References: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1586/17469872.2.6.753 https://seer.cancer.gov/statfacts/html/melan.html http://gco.iarc.fr/today/data/factsheets/cancers/16-Melanoma-of-skin-fact-sheet.pdf http://gco.iarc.fr/today/data/factsheets/cancers/17-Non-melanoma-skin-cancer-fact-sheet.pdf https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/phpp.12214 https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acs.jpclett.5b00417 https://www.consumerreports.org/cro/magazine/2015/05/what-does-spf-stand-for/index.htm https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1029/2004RG000155 https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/documents/uviguide.pdf https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28718005 https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-advances-new-proposed-regulation-make-sure-sunscreens-are-safe-and-effective https://www.ewg.org/sunscreen/report/the-trouble-with-sunscreen-chemicals/

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  Petri Dish

  Ep. 44 Octopuseses: Ink, Camo, and Smarts

  This episode is about cephalopods! Octopuses, squids, cuttlefish! All the jabronis! This is actually a two-parter. In this episode we're talking about cephalopod blood, eyes, ink, camo, and intelligence! Next time we are going to be talking about specific cephalopods that we think are particularly weird and cool! Featuring a promo for Planthropology, a podcast about plants! Check them out on twitter @planthropology_ and online at planthropologypod.com Email us at petridishpod -at- gmail.com. On twitter @dishpodcast and instagram @petridishpodcast. Support us for as little as $1 a month at patreon.com/petridish. Thanks! References: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3730353/ https://www.nature.com/articles/srep04256 https://jeb.biologists.org/content/212/14/2133 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4052311/ https://jeb.biologists.org/content/207/11/1759 https://www.nature.com/scitable/topicpage/cephalopod-camouflage-cells-and-organs-of-the-144048968/ https://www.pnas.org/content/111/36/12998.full https://science.sciencemag.org/content/358/6360/210 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01686/full https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squid_giant_axon https://www.oxfordhandbooks.com/view/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190456757.001.0001/oxfordhb-9780190456757-e-29 https://oxfordre.com/neuroscience/view/10.1093/acrefore/9780190264086.001.0001/acrefore-9780190264086-e-181 https://www.pnas.org/content/117/15/8524.full https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0169534718302672

  This episode is about cephalopods! Octopuses, squids, cuttlefish! All the jabronis! This is actually a two-parter. In this episode we're talking about cephalopod blood, eyes, ink, camo, and intelligence! Next time we are going to be talking about specific cephalopods that we think are particularly weird and cool! Featuring a promo for Planthropology, a podcast about plants! Check them out on twitter @planthropology_ and online at planthropologypod.com Email us at petridishpod -at- gmail.com. On twitter @dishpodcast and instagram @petridishpodcast. Support us for as little as $1 a month at patreon.com/petridish. Thanks! References: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3730353/ https://www.nature.com/articles/srep04256 https://jeb.biologists.org/content/212/14/2133 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4052311/ https://jeb.biologists.org/content/207/11/1759 https://www.nature.com/scitable/topicpage/cephalopod-camouflage-cells-and-organs-of-the-144048968/ https://www.pnas.org/content/111/36/12998.full https://science.sciencemag.org/content/358/6360/210 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01686/full https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squid_giant_axon https://www.oxfordhandbooks.com/view/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190456757.001.0001/oxfordhb-9780190456757-e-29 https://oxfordre.com/neuroscience/view/10.1093/acrefore/9780190264086.001.0001/acrefore-9780190264086-e-181 https://www.pnas.org/content/117/15/8524.full https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0169534718302672

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  Petri Dish

  Ep. 46 Science of Sick

  What actually happens when you get infected with something? What are the steps your body goes through to protect you? Why do so many illnesses have "flu-like" symptoms? Find out this week as Sean and Nathan dive into the SCIENCE OF SICK(ness)! We recorded this episode a while ago, so it does not make reference to current (US) events. We here at Petri Dish support protesters and the cause they represent -- an end to racial discrimination against Black people, an end to police brutality, and a restructuring of the USA to a more equitable and equal society. Black lives matter! Thank you everyone, for listening. Featuring a promo for Jolly Green Scientists, an upcoming science podcast! Check out the hosts on twitter@SixLeggedAggie and @Planthropology_ Email us at petridishpod -at- gmail.com. On twitter @dishpodcast and instagram @petridishpodcast. Support us for as little as $1 a month at patreon.com/petridish. Thanks! References: https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlehtml/2018/mt/c7mt00341b https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0172236 https://www.pnas.org/content/114/26/6806.short https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2981609/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6047205/ https://science.sciencemag.org/content/353/6306/1393 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4786079/ https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-92336-9_9 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1074761318304953?via%3Dihub https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S147330990570270X https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-7643-9912-2_2 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3378761/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23356301/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3553670/ https://respiratory-research.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12931-019-1120-0 https://www.atsjournals.org/doi/full/10.1164/rccm.200805-670OC https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00408-015-9808-5

  What actually happens when you get infected with something? What are the steps your body goes through to protect you? Why do so many illnesses have "flu-like" symptoms? Find out this week as Sean and Nathan dive into the SCIENCE OF SICK(ness)! We recorded this episode a while ago, so it does not make reference to current (US) events. We here at Petri Dish support protesters and the cause they represent -- an end to racial discrimination against Black people, an end to police brutality, and a restructuring of the USA to a more equitable and equal society. Black lives matter! Thank you everyone, for listening. Featuring a promo for Jolly Green Scientists, an upcoming science podcast! Check out the hosts on twitter@SixLeggedAggie and @Planthropology_ Email us at petridishpod -at- gmail.com. On twitter @dishpodcast and instagram @petridishpodcast. Support us for as little as $1 a month at patreon.com/petridish. Thanks! References: https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlehtml/2018/mt/c7mt00341b https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0172236 https://www.pnas.org/content/114/26/6806.short https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2981609/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6047205/ https://science.sciencemag.org/content/353/6306/1393 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4786079/ https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-92336-9_9 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1074761318304953?via%3Dihub https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S147330990570270X https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-7643-9912-2_2 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3378761/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23356301/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3553670/ https://respiratory-research.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12931-019-1120-0 https://www.atsjournals.org/doi/full/10.1164/rccm.200805-670OC https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00408-015-9808-5

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  Ep. 50 Eugenics and Human Genetics

  Hi Everyone, hope you are all staying safe during this pandemic. For our 50th full episode, we are continuing our series on the long intertwining history of race, racism, and science. In this episode, the second of three, we discuss racist science in the 20th and 21st century by focusing on eugenics and human genetics. Next time we will talk about specific examples of racist scientific misconduct and racism in IQ. This episode features a promo for Planthropology, a science podcast centered around plants! Find them on twitter at @Planthropology_ and https://www.planthropologypod.com/ Email us at petridishpod -at- gmail.com. On twitter @dishpodcast and instagram @petridishpodcast. Reach out if you'd like to talk things through. Stay safe out there everyone! References: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2973272/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2757926/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Watson#Comments_on_race https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/23/opinion/sunday/genetics-race.html https://www.annualreviews.org/doi/full/10.1146/annurev-soc-060116-053403#_i23 https://www.vox.com/2018/4/10/17182692/bell-curve-charles-murray-policy-wrong https://www.brookings.edu/articles/does-the-bell-curve-ring-true-a-closer-look-at-a-grim-portrait-of-american-society/#:~:text=While%20critics%20of%20The%20Bell,difference%20and%20the%20argument%20that

  Hi Everyone, hope you are all staying safe during this pandemic. For our 50th full episode, we are continuing our series on the long intertwining history of race, racism, and science. In this episode, the second of three, we discuss racist science in the 20th and 21st century by focusing on eugenics and human genetics. Next time we will talk about specific examples of racist scientific misconduct and racism in IQ. This episode features a promo for Planthropology, a science podcast centered around plants! Find them on twitter at @Planthropology_ and https://www.planthropologypod.com/ Email us at petridishpod -at- gmail.com. On twitter @dishpodcast and instagram @petridishpodcast. Reach out if you'd like to talk things through. Stay safe out there everyone! References: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2973272/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2757926/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Watson#Comments_on_race https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/23/opinion/sunday/genetics-race.html https://www.annualreviews.org/doi/full/10.1146/annurev-soc-060116-053403#_i23 https://www.vox.com/2018/4/10/17182692/bell-curve-charles-murray-policy-wrong https://www.brookings.edu/articles/does-the-bell-curve-ring-true-a-closer-look-at-a-grim-portrait-of-american-society/#:~:text=While%20critics%20of%20The%20Bell,difference%20and%20the%20argument%20that

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  Ep. 53 Bacteria's Weapons of War Part 1

  Hey folks! Somewhat short episode this week! We originally intended to release the complete episode, but we've divided it in two because we're dealing with a little bit of pandemic stuff but want to keep delivering content! Anyway, this episode is about the little biological weapons bacteria have evolved to wage war on other bacteria and on eukaryotic cells as well! Email us at petridishpod -at- gmail.com. On twitter @dishpodcast and instagram @petridishpodcast. References: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0092867418301119 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6140923/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2176049/ https://www.cell.com/trends/microbiology/comments/S0966-842X(18)30022-2 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2014.00155/full https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2019.01078/full https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC127815/ https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2019.01965/full https://www.nature.com/articles/s41564-018-0277-5 https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.3000720 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S096289241730082X https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2090123219300815 https://www.pnas.org/content/116/46/23292.short https://www.pnas.org/content/106/11/4154.full https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-33800-5 https://www.pnas.org/content/111/33/12127.short https://academic.oup.com/gbe/article/11/10/2941/5575074 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41579-018-0070-8 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0966842X2030007X https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3616380/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4034461/ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2090123219300815

  Hey folks! Somewhat short episode this week! We originally intended to release the complete episode, but we've divided it in two because we're dealing with a little bit of pandemic stuff but want to keep delivering content! Anyway, this episode is about the little biological weapons bacteria have evolved to wage war on other bacteria and on eukaryotic cells as well! Email us at petridishpod -at- gmail.com. On twitter @dishpodcast and instagram @petridishpodcast. References: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0092867418301119 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6140923/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2176049/ https://www.cell.com/trends/microbiology/comments/S0966-842X(18)30022-2 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2014.00155/full https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2019.01078/full https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC127815/ https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2019.01965/full https://www.nature.com/articles/s41564-018-0277-5 https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.3000720 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S096289241730082X https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2090123219300815 https://www.pnas.org/content/116/46/23292.short https://www.pnas.org/content/106/11/4154.full https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-33800-5 https://www.pnas.org/content/111/33/12127.short https://academic.oup.com/gbe/article/11/10/2941/5575074 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41579-018-0070-8 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0966842X2030007X https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3616380/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4034461/ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2090123219300815