Cell Cultured

Cell Cultured

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Cell Cultured episodes

  • Memory, Coronavirus, and Mucus Mechanics
    In this episode of Cell Cultured, Sid and Neeshil discuss the role of a vital brain cell in forgetting memories. They also take a deeper dive into science at Pitt when they discuss Pitt's role in the Coronavirus effort and studies of mucus in its cellular environment and how it relates to cancer.
    35 min
  • Mosquito Antibodies, Organs on Chips, and Killer Sea Phages
    In this episode of Cell Cultured, Sid and now co-host Neeshil discuss the use of antibodies to eradicate disease spread by mosquitoes and organ systems modeled on microchips. They also talk about how sea phages, collected by students all over the country including at Pitt, were used to treat a nasty bacterial infection.
    51 min
  • Vaping, Fake Meat, and Worms and Lifespan
    In this episode of Cell Cultured, Sid is joined by producer Neeshil as guest host to discuss a terrifying consequence of vaping and a recent discovery in genetics using worm models. They also dig deeper into plant-based meat.
    56 min
  • Environmentalism, Coffee, and Plastic
    In this episode of Cell Cultured, Sid and Kyle discuss a recent finding about California wildfires in light of the recent surge in environmentalism and climate change discussion. They also talk about the health benefits and risks of coffee and caffeine and Pitt's efforts in making plastic production better for the environment.
    39 min
  • DNA, Essential Oils, and Weed Breathalyzer
    In the first episode of Cell Cultured, Sid and Kyle deliberate over the effect of a surprising discovery regarding the structure of DNA on the field of biology and delve into recently popularized essential oils. They also talk about a novel weed breathalyzer invented by Pitt's own researchers.
    32 min

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New scientific discoveries and innovations in the world and at The University of Pittsburgh