GeneMods

By GeneMods

What's GeneMods about?

Official podcast of GeneMods, the Northwestern University Synthetic Biology Society. News, interviews and discussions about the bioengineering revolution!

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GeneMods episodes:

03.04.2019
11 - Build-a-Cell Workshop (w/ Dr. Neha Kamat)
In this episode, we learn all about membranes and the Build-a-Cell project with Dr. Neha Kamat. You can find out more about Dr. Kamat's research at her lab website, https://www.nehakamat.com/. Here's a link to the Build-a-Cell website if you're interested in the...
01.18.2019
10 - Synthetic Biology: 2018 in Review (w/ Jordan Harrison, Isaac Larkin, and Adam Silverman)
New year, new GeneMods season! Join us as we discuss all the syn bio that happened in 2018, including CRISPR babies, Frances Arnold's Nobel Prize, massive leaps in protein engineering, and local Northwestern and Chicago news as well. ****Important note, the...
01.15.2019
9 - Jeopardy, But For Science: July News Quiz (w/ Adam Silverman and Kirsten Jung)
GUESS WHO'S BACK! After some long-neglected editing, we bring you some very belated news from July 2018. The news is old but hopefully still entertaining. Isaac was out this month, so we were instead joined by Kirsten Jung, a graduate...
04.19.2018
8 - Protein Folding and Design (w/ Prof. David Baker)
Tune in as we talk to Professor David Baker from the University of Washington about the wonders of protein folding and computational protein design!
01.14.2018
7 - The Points Are Made Up But the Science Is Real: January News Quiz (w/ Adam Silverman)
In this episode, we are joined again by Adam Silverman to catch up on news from November and December. Tune in for lots of CRISPR news and jokes, plant synthetic biology, DNA origami, DIY Bio, protein engineering, and more!
12.22.2017
6 - Chr-Ho Ho Ho-matin (w/ Prof. Karmella Haynes)
In this end-of-the-year episode, we return from our several-month-long hiatus and talk to Dr. Karmella Haynes about chromatin and epigenetics. Then, we catch up on some news from earlier in the fall, discuss some very endangered birds, and question whether...
10.03.2017
5 - GeneMods Extra: The 10K Genes Project (w/ Professor Drew Endy)
Join us as we talk to Dr. Drew Endy about intellectual property rights in synthetic biology and the new collaboration between the BioBricks Foundation and Twist Bioscience to make 10,000 genes free and available to the public! If you are interested...
08.30.2017
4 - Syn Bio Security (w/ Special Agent Scott Mahloch)
In this episode of the GeneMods podcast, we sit down with Special Agent Scott Mahloch, the WMD Coordinator for the Chicago division of the FBI, to talk about biosecurity. Then, in the news quiz, Isaac and Jordan tell lots of...
07.21.2017
3 - Hello, RNA World! (w/ Professor Julius Lucks)
In this episode, we talk to Dr. Julius Lucks at Northwestern University about RNA--a molecular "folding ninja" and life's "master molecule." Then we catch up on syn bio news with our news quiz, featuring some CRISPR patent updates, an interesting...
07.13.2017
2 - GeneMods Extra: SynBio in Science Fiction (w/ James Kath and Andrew Hunt)
How does sci-fi portray synthetic biology? What are our favorite books, movies, TV shows, and video games featuring strong bioengineering themes? How does society deal with its anxieties about biological engineering through science fiction? We answer these questions and...
06.27.2017
1 - Synbio in Spaaaace! (w/ Danielle Tullman-Ercek)
Welcome to the GeneMods podcast, where we all get excited about engineering biology! On the pilot episode, hosts Jordan Harrison and Isaac Larkin sit down with Professor Danielle Tullman-Ercek to talk about the intersection of synthetic biology and space exploration...

What's GeneMods about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

GeneMods episodes:

11 - Build-a-Cell Workshop (w/ Dr. Neha Kamat)

10 - Synthetic Biology: 2018 in Review (w/ Jordan Harrison, Isaac Larkin, and Adam Silverman)

9 - Jeopardy, But For Science: July News Quiz (w/ Adam Silverman and Kirsten Jung)

8 - Protein Folding and Design (w/ Prof. David Baker)

7 - The Points Are Made Up But the Science Is Real: January News Quiz (w/ Adam Silverman)

6 - Chr-Ho Ho Ho-matin (w/ Prof. Karmella Haynes)

5 - GeneMods Extra: The 10K Genes Project (w/ Professor Drew Endy)

4 - Syn Bio Security (w/ Special Agent Scott Mahloch)

3 - Hello, RNA World! (w/ Professor Julius Lucks)

2 - GeneMods Extra: SynBio in Science Fiction (w/ James Kath and Andrew Hunt)

1 - Synbio in Spaaaace! (w/ Danielle Tullman-Ercek)