Cell Podcast

Hear about a new study that reveals how human melanoma cells elude signals from a key growth control pathway, how to reprogram cells back to a pluripotent state, and how variations in human genes possibly contribute to human evolution.

Hear about a new study that reveals how aging cells end up with leaky nuclei and how the glossy leaves of crop plants may help to counteract global warming. And stay tuned to hear about a study in Cell Metabolism that explains how the body keeps cholesterol synthesis in check. 

Hear about "TRAP," a new technique for looking at gene expression in the brain and the curious classification of the Hawaiian honeyeater. You'll also learn about a large-scale screen for mutations involved in Diamond-Blackfan anemia.

Hear about a lipid hormone made by fat that can keep you thin, and learn from the immunologist who discovered dendritic cells how these enigmatic cells can help to make better vaccines, and stay tuned to discover how the human brain controls responses to fearful memories and the implications for treating post-traumatic stress disorder.

Hear about a study that brings us a step closer to treating neurological diseases with stem cell therapy and a metabolic hormone that conserves energy during starvation. Learn more about the inner workings of a calcium ion sensor. Finally, stay tuned for our quarterly roundup of exciting research highlights published in the Cell Press family of journals. 

Hear about reprogramming the body's immune B cells and also what makes brain tumors so deadly. Discover more about the insidious pathogen that causes tuberculosis ...and don't forget our quarterly round-up of exciting research highlights published in the Cell Press family of journals.

Dr Ben Barres talks about about a molecule in the immune system that is important for eliminating synapses in the nervous system and we hear about a cluster of exciting research including a gene that is important for pigmentation differences in stickleback fish and humans and a protein that controls master regulators of gene expression called microRNAs

Includes interviews with Dr Jim Collins about how several common antibiotics kill bacteria by generating lethal hydroxyl radicals and with Dr Rudi Grosschedl on how gene regulation can be coordinated by interactions between chromosomes.

Includes interviews with Dr Jonathan Weissman about new technologies that are changing the research enterprise, Dr John Kuriyan about how kinases keep themselves switched off until they are needed, and Dr Wolf-Dieter Schubert about coaxing a human pathogen to invade a mouse.

Includes interviews with Dr Francis Collins on the international mouse knockout program, Dr David Fisher on the role of p53 in tanning, and Dr Greg Hannon on pi RNAs silence transposons in the fly genome.