Episode 391. Investigating myself. Topic: Phenylketonuria.  

What is Phenylketonuria (PKU)? How can this genetic disease lead to brain damage and intellectual disability? How is PKU tested and treated such that brain damage never occurs?  And am I a carrier of PKU?  

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Episode 390. Topic: The Rosetta Stone. Theme: Archaeology.  

How old are Egyptian hieroglyphs? How were they used as a writing system? How did hieroglyphic script become indecipherable over time? How are we able to read them today?! 

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Episode 389. Topic: Tutankhamun’s Tomb. Theme: Archaeology. 

Who was Tutankhamun? When was he the pharaoh of Egypt and how long did he rule? Why is he now so famous? What does his tomb and his DNA reveal about his life and health? Who were the other two infant mummies in his tomb? Where is his mummy today?

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Episode 388. Topic: The Terracotta Army. Theme: Archaeology. 

How did some farmers uncover an untouched collection of funeral art in China? What is The Terracotta Army and why was it made? How did they go for millennia without discovery or looting? Can you visit them today?

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Episode 387. Topic: Troy. Theme: Archaeology. 

What is the story of the Trojan War? Who wrote it and is it real or fictional? How did a retired businessman rediscover the location of Troy? What went wrong at the excavation of this site?

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Episode 386. Topic: Machu Picchu. Theme: Archaeology.

How was Machu Picchu discovered? What do we know about the site and its history in the Inca Empire? What was it used for? Why was it abandoned and forgotten? Did you know there are skeletal remains there?

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Episode 385. Investigating myself. Topic: Diabetes risk. How do genetics influence risk for type I and II diabetes? How can risk be quantified? What are my risk scores for these diseases? How can I use this information to prevent diabetes?

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Methodology notes: Variants associated with type II diabetes were assessed with a gvcf upload to Promethease.

Episode 384. Topic: Type III diabetes. Theme: Diabetes. Did you know there was a type III diabetes? How is it related to type I and II? What are its effects? Do current anti-diabetic drugs also work for it? 

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Episode 383. Topic: Gestational diabetes. Theme: Diabetes. How can a form of diabetes arise suddenly in pregnancy? Is this related to type I or II diabetes? What triggers this disease? What are possible complications? How does this influence the mother and offspring after birth?

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Episode 382. Topic: Type II diabetes. Theme: Diabetes. What is type II diabetes? How is it different from type I? How does this disease develop? What are its complications? How can it be treated or even reversed?

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