PNAS Science Sessions
Welcome to Science Sessions, the PNAS podcast program. Listen to brief conversations with cutting-edge researchers, Academy members, and policymakers as they discuss topics relevant to today's scientific community. Learn the behind-the-scenes story of work published in PNAS, plus a broad range of scientific news about discoveries that affect the world around us.
Latest episodes
Jun 11, 2019 • 7min
Gene drive for malaria mosquito control
Anthony James describes how gene drives can be used to spread malaria parasite resistance in mosquitoes.
Jun 11, 2019 • 6min
Interview with 2014 Cozzarelli Prize Winner Anthony Vecchiarelli
Anthony Vecchiarelli explains a system of genetic cargo movement within cells that has roots in the work of Alan Turing.
Jun 11, 2019 • 5min
Interview with 2014 Cozzarelli Prize Winner Jintai Lin
Jintai Lin explains the impact of a global economy on air pollution in China and in the US.
Jun 11, 2019 • 7min
Interview with 2014 Cozzarelli Prize Winner Frank Bates
Frank Bates describes how a project related to chewing gum led to materials science discoveries.
Jun 11, 2019 • 6min
Interview with 2014 Cozzarelli Prize Winner Abigail Marsh
Abigail Marsh describes mechanisms of altruistic kidney donors' responsiveness to others' emotions.
Jun 11, 2019 • 7min
Search rankings and voter manipulation
Robert Epstein of the American Institute for Behavioral Research describes how search engine rankings can influence voter preferences.
Jun 11, 2019 • 6min
Timeline of the end-Permian extinction
Seth Burgess describes a timeline of events surrounding the end-Permian mass extinction.
Jun 11, 2019 • 6min
Interview with 2014 Cozzarelli Prize Winners Yaara Oren and Tal Pupko
Yaara Oren and Tal Pupko describe how bacteria can evolve via transfer of gene regulatory regions.
Jun 11, 2019 • 6min
Uniqueness of olfactory perception
Noam Sobel explains how a human olfactory fingerprint helps uncover the uniqueness of individuals’ sense of smell.
Jun 11, 2019 • 5min
Candidate vaccine against Staphylococcus aureus
Rino Rappuoli of GlaxoSmithKline discusses preclinical studies of a vaccine candidate against Staphylococcus aureus.
