Cell Podcast

Hear how human genetics is transforming neuroscience (0:55),  understand how sphingolipids are key signaling molecules during development(16:34), and learn about a critical interaction in noncanonical Wnt signaling (25:34). 

Learn how a sodium-calcium exchanger helps humans see in the dark (0:42), understand why one microRNA is critical for stopping autoimmune attacks in mice (7:43), and hear how light pollution is coercing some songbirds to cheat on their mates (13:21).

Hear about a strategy to reverse the muscle wasting that accompanies cancer (00:55), learn about a kinase that is a key regulator of gut regeneration (07:42), and find out about new insights into brain metabolism (14:02).

Learn how matrix metalloproteinases are involved in Huntington's disease (00:50), hear about the functions of telomere DNA sequences (9:46), and learn how the lipid diacyl glycerol helps to fight bacterial infection (16:13).

Learn about a key step in the reprogramming of fibroblasts to induced pluripotent stem cells (00:49), hear about an unexpected connection between Alzheimer's disease and autophagy (10:44) and learn how our DNA stays neatly folded (18:44).

Hear how the influenza virus mobilizes immune cells, learn about the peripatetic habits of dendritic cells, and hear about the structure of a large transcription factor called SAGA.

Hear about two new inhibitors that block the toxin ricin, keep up to date with the latest research news about type 1 diabetes (10:13), and learn how brown fat can keep you thin (16.40).

Hear how social behaviors are connected to neural circuitry (0:54), learn how optogenetics tools track the activity of neuronal populations in animals (12:38), and learn about ovarian cancer cells that are addicted to the ERBB3 oncogene.

Learn about the earliest journeys of our ancestors revealed by archaeogenetics (0:50),  a versatile transcription elongation factor with several key functions in the cell (11:12) and an oncoprotein and its many partners, which are involved in leukemia (16:21).

Learn about daughter yeast cells that retain the fountain of youth (0:48), how a singing contest helps mosquitoes find the ideal mate (8:22), and a nuclear receptor that keeps fruit flies slim (13:51).