Genetics and Behavior: Insights from Recent Research

Guest: We bring on freelance science writer Karen Weintraub to discuss her recent piece in the New York Times on stem cells. We talk with her about the contents of her article and what she learned doing the research. We then close the show with a rant on automatic car window openers. Resources and Links Comparing Low-Fat and Low-Carbohydrate Diets An Engineered ​Axl 'Decoy Receptor' Effectively Silences the ​Gas6-​Axl Signaling Axis Tipping the Balance of Behavior New Hadrosaur Noses into Spotlight New Branch Added to European Family Tree Pupil-Linked Arousal Determines Variability in Perceptual Decision Making Human Faces Are so Variable Because We Evolved to Look Unique TLR5-Mediated Sensing of Gut Microbiota Is Necessary for Antibody Responses to Seasonal Influenza Vaccination Monster Black Hole Found in Tiny Galaxy Gene Described as Critical to Stem Cell Development Observation of a Dissipation-Induced Classical to Quantum Transition Earth's New Address: 'Solar System, Milky Way, Laniakea' Neuroscientists Identify Key Role of Language Gene Schizophrenia Not a Single Disease but Multiple Genetically Distinct Disorders Beyond the G-spot: Clitourethrovaginal Complex Anatomy in Female Orgasm An Early Cretaceous Pterosaur with an Unusual Mandibular Crest from China and a Potential Novel Feeding Strategy You Can Classify Words in Your Sleep Researchers Find Neural Compensation in People with Alzheimer’s-Related Protein Antibiotics Found in Human Body Bacteria Study Links Honesty to Prefrontal Region of the Brain A Phase I Study of the First-in-Class Anti-Mitochondrial Metabolism Agent, CPI-613, in Patients with Advanced Hematologic Malignancies NUS Study Shows Effectiveness of Artesunate, a Common Herbal-Based Anti-Malarial Drug, in Controlling Asthma Artificial Sweeteners Induce Glucose Intolerance by Altering the Gut Microbiota STAP Co-Author Offers yet Another Recipe for Stem Cells Stem Cell Tourism and Patient Education Professional Regulation: A Potentially Valuable Tool in Responding to “Stem Cell Tourism” NYU Langone Scientists Identify Key Factor that Maintains Stem Cell Identity Researchers Use iPS Cells to Show Statin Effects on Diseased Bone Pluripotent Stem Cells Derived from Mouse Primordial Germ Cells by Small Molecule Compounds Proteomics and Glycoproteomics of Pluripotent Stem-Cell Surface Proteins Hebrew University Scientists Create Therapy-Quality Stem Cells Using New Cocktail to Reprogram Adult Cells Reversal of Cellular Phenotypes in Neural Cells Derived from Huntington’s Disease Monkey-Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells Stem Cell Transplant Does Not Cure SHIV/AIDS after Irradiation of Infected Rhesus Macaques Identification of Regulatory Networks in HSCs and Their Immediate Progeny via Integrated Proteome, Transcriptome, and DNA Methylome Analysis Pyrimidoindole Derivatives Are Agonists of Human Hematopoietic Stem Cell Self-Renewal Photo Reference: Courtesy of Karen Weintraub Subscribe to our newsletter! Never miss updates about new episodes. Subscribe