Finding Genius Podcast

Can mental and physical ailments be treated naturally without the use of prescription medication? Studies may suggest that essential oils may have the potential to treat a wide variety of issues. Listen in to learn: How gut health can affect your mental health What ailments can be assisted by oils How different nervous systems in the body operate and what they affect Jodi Cohen, author and founder of Vibrant Blue Oils, shares her personal experience with the benefits of essential oils and discusses how they might help anyone with mental or physical ailments. Essential Oils can impact five aspects of your health, including but not limited to stress, sleep, and detoxification. Cohen's recently released book takes a deep dive into each category and explains how certain oils may lend their benefits to different body parts and functions. Inhaling or topically applying any of the oils can promote a healthy lifestyle, and each has its own benefits and drawbacks. Whether you want to do it yourself or prefer to find premixed oils with detailed instructions, there may be a solution waiting for you in the world of essential oils. Visit vibrantblueoils.com/blog/ to learn more. Episode also available on Apple Podcasts: apple.co/30PvU9C

The invasion of 3D printing has even infiltrated the world of bacteria. Ravinahs Kumar discusses how this technology provides researchers with a new way to watch bacterial communities interact under a variety of conditions. Listen and learn How a 3D-printed bacteria model helps researchers learn more about the community-based system of bacteria under different spatial constraints, How researchers use ideal material properties for bioprinting to test how stubborn bacterial systems like biofilms evolve and stay almost impenetrable, and What are some interesting findings such as bacteria sacrificing themselves to release toxins and keep the collective organism safe. Ravinash Krishna Kumar is a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Oxford. He is working on 3D printing bacteria to both test the potential of this technology and investigate bacterial community interactions. They've been able to print different populations, strains, and species and explore how spatial positions affect their stability and productivity. In fact, by designating a variety of parameters, they can position clusters of bacteria in defined spatial patterns and make comparisons. For example, they can print out different clusters of E. coli and test how they interact under different conditions on a much smaller scale than previous agar-dependent studies.   This cutting-edge technology, scale, and material allows them to ask a host of new questions. In addition to observing different strains interacting, they can observe how those strains grow when segregated. He adds that they can  observe them "consuming local nutrients or sending out diffusible molecules to each other, or touching each other literally, and sending things across to each other." In other words, his research explores a whole new way to understand bacterial competition and commensalism in spaces similar to natural spaces. This eventually will help researchers treat diseases caused by bacterial growth in biofilms and through mucosa in the human immune system. Episode also available on Apple Podcasts: apple.co/30PvU9C

What if viruses didn’t actually exist? What if bacteria and fungi didn’t actually cause disease? Most people dream of a world where this is the case, but it might already be. In this episode, you’ll learn: Why everything you think you know about viruses and germ theory may be wrong What Dr. Kaufman sees as the only four drivers of illness Why over the last century, no cures for diseases have been found; only medications that reduce symptoms and must be taken on a long-term or lifelong basis Which organizations fund almost all medical research, and why scientists are beholden to research only the objectives set by the people at the top, like Dr. Fauci   How watching TV changes your brain waves, and makes you more receptive to the messages you hear Dr. Andrew Kaufman is a forensic psychiatrist and natural healing consultant, who even before COVID-19, was gearing up to begin publicly criticizing mainstream medicine. When COVID-19 was declared a pandemic by the WHO, Dr. Kaufman knew something serious was going on, and began putting his forensic training to work by examining the literature and evidence trail behind all the claims being made in mainstream media. Through years of research, beginning long before COVID-19, Dr. Kaufman has discovered something that most people wouldn’t even believe: not a single scientific study on any known illness has ever actually purified a virus out of a sick person. Papers that claim to have discovered viruses point to the particles put out by dying and diseased cells through a basic biological process called exocytosis. Based only on this finding, countless scientists have drawn the conclusion that viruses cause infection, when in fact, their experiments could not possibly show this. As a result, it can truly be said that viruses have not been proven to exist by scientific experiment. Over the past century, billions of dollars have been spent researching germs and viruses as the causes of illness, with no success. “While all this frivolous research has been going on to support a devoid theory, there’s been almost no research looking for true causes of disease,” says Dr. Kaufman. He shares a story of a microbiology professor who grew a pure culture of vibrio cholerae, the bacteria that is supposedly the cause of cholera, a deadly illness that kills a lot of people in developing countries. This professor, on a yearly basis, would swallow this bacterium in front of his classes to show that he would not get ill. And indeed, he never got ill. It has since been shown that cholera is caused by the waste products of vibrio cholerae, which are produced when the bacteria metabolize sewage. The toxic waste product—NOT the bacterium itself—is the cause of illness and death. Dr. Kaufman also explains how the existence of microbiomes contradicts germ theory, why it is nearly impossible for scientists to research topics of their own choosing, what intentions he believes are driving the COVID-19 “pandemic” and response, and how the combined use of hypnosis through repeated false messaging in the media, psychological conditioning, and fear is successfully manipulating the way people are thinking and behaving in response to COVID-19. He also talks about areas in the world where people are being incarcerated or detained for not wearing a mask or simply taking a walk outside (and whether this level of control will come to the U.S.), the implications of the recent CDC statement that those who are vaccinated can attend in-person gatherings, why so many people aren’t willing to accept the truth, and more. Learn more at https://andrewkaufmanmd.com/. Episode also available on Apple Podcasts: apple.co/30PvU9C

Can genes be recoded to help treat cancer cells and tumors? New mRNA research shows that solid tumor treatment may benefit from forming gene circuits. Press play to learn:  How cellular specificity is achieved Why mRNA has to be coded to avoid an immune response What role silencing RNA plays in therapeutics CEO of Strand Therapeutics, Jake Becraft, stops by to discuss his research into genetic coding and how mRNA therapeutic techniques may be used to treat solid tumor cancers. Using decision gates and other techniques present in early computers, the new therapy can differentiate between cells that need treatment and those that do not. This information is coded into the sequencing of the mRNA, which becomes its operating instructions. New research is improving the resistance to cellular immune responses triggered by the mRNA's presence, improving therapeutic efficacy. Becraft plans on beginning human trials in 2022 and then moving on to other forms of solid-tumor cancers. For more information, visit www.strandtx.com. Episode also available on Apple Podcasts: apple.co/30PvU9C

Even the smallest microbes work in cooperation. Researchers like Daniel Machado are recognizing the importance of microbes in the environment and combining the best of each for eco-friendly final products. He uses his computational biology skills to model possible microbial combinations for industrial and medical use. Listen and learn How the fermentation industry, traditionally using single organism models, is recognizing the importance of microbial diversity, How the role of microbes in ecosystems models the benefits of job sharing in heterogeneous cultures, and What the implications of this research means for better biofuels, medicines, and ecofriendly processes. Daniel Machado is an associate professor of Computational Biology at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology. Unlike most computational biologists, his interest started with computers and grew to include biology. He likes to think of the "cell as a complex computer and the DNA or the genome as a piece of software." While his PhD work focused on single organisms like yeast, his current work looks at microbial ecology and diversity. His research more specifically looks at ways to optimize traits of these microorganisms. For example, he and his colleagues have found that a "synthetic consortium" of bacteria can run a fermentation process more efficiently than the traditional single organism. The consortium provides a beneficial division of labor with different bacteria doing different jobs. Furthermore, biologists can engineer the consortiums to get the best of each metabolic process, or use the best of the "competitive and comparative" strains. Often more efficient processes result with mixed species rather than a single species. He is studying a better use of substrates as well, such as a more sustainable substrate like lignocellulosic waste rather than sugar. Finally, he describes new research along these lines with plants and how this work will produce better biofuels, industrial products, and medicines. Listen in for more spectacular uses of microbial diversity. Episode also available on Apple Podcasts: apple.co/30PvU9C

What does COVID-19 have to do with a novel? It’s been formed by a collection of lies and exaggerations, all woven together in a way that makes it believable, and even compelling...but only to some. Press play to learn: The science behind why masks do not block airborne COVID-19 virus particles, and how, upon close examination, the official CDC story corroborates this truth How a major nursing home problem in Ontario, Canada was declared a national emergency and pandemic What the health authorities could and should be recommending people do in order to strengthen their immune system and protect themselves against illness, including the COVID-19 virus In what way the COVID-19 “vaccine” is not actually a vaccine John C. A.  Manley is the founder of muchadoaboutcorona.ca, writer of a newsletter on all things COVID-19, and is finishing up a novel called Much Ado About Corona: A Dystopian Love Story. He also has over a decade of experience ghostwriting for medical doctors, naturopaths, chiropractors, and Ayurvedic physicians. His perspective on the COVID-19 situation is very different from the one you’ll find in mainstream media. He realized from the beginning how serious the implications on society would be, and was compelled to start writing a book on it. “What struck me was that everything about it, at every level, appeared like a lie…Nothing made sense in every regard, from how they were handling the situation to what they were claiming the situation was,” says Manley. “People accepted it so much…because it is such a big lie with so many parts that do fit well together, but…just because a lot of lies fit well together doesn’t mean that they’re true. I’m a novelist; a novel basically involves a whole bunch of chapters that are all lies, but you make them work together so they seem believable,” he adds. The discussion touches on a number of subjects, from the COVID-19 response and statistics in Canada, to mask regulations and studies which show that the use of masks actually breeds disease rather than prevents it, the correlation between better health outcomes and higher carbon dioxide levels, the positives and negatives of the lockdowns, how the response to COVID-19 varies from one geographical area to the next, the possibility of forced vaccination, and much more. Tune in, and learn more at https://muchadoaboutcorona.ca/. Episode also available on Apple Podcasts: apple.co/30PvU9C

Whatever doesn't kill cancer makes it stronger, says Sui Huang. This finding informs his cutting-edge, transdisciplinary approach to cancer and genetics. Challenging more traditional oncology in therapeutics, he helps listeners understand why conceiving of cancer differently may lead to better treatment. Listen and learn How he and colleagues work to bridge genomic and DNA-sequencing disciplines with holistic approaches, What this means for biopsy in cancer cell research and the chemotherapy process, How he describes cancer as a disease of the tissue caught in a detrimental feedback loop, and What are exciting and hopeful therapeutic possibilities based on this work. Sui Huang is a professor with the Institute for Systems Biology, a group founded in 2000 as a collaborative and cross-disciplinary nonprofit dedicated to taking on the biggest challenges of modern medicine with a systems biology approach. Dr. Huang gets specific about what that means for cancer prevention and early detection programs. He adds that only studying, for example, tumor cells versus normal cells in terms of genes and gene sequencing misses the forest for the trees. Rather, he keeps in view the complex systems of the human organism to get the true picture of how cancer functions. He elucidates what that means for how he and colleagues research genealogies of tumor cells and cancer as an evolutionary mal adaptation machine. Professor Huang notes that cancer is less common in more primitive organisms and most common in mammals, signifying its ability to take advantage of complex systems for its growth. In addition, he summarizes some of the recent surprising findings such as how heterogeneity affects efforts to kill cancer cells, what the genealogy of a tumor shows regarding cell relatedness, and how cancer cells communicate. Listen in for more on how a nontraditional systems approach to cancer may lead to discoveries that have major impacts on clinical treatments. Episode also available on Apple Podcasts: apple.co/30PvU9C

Can electrical currents play a part in cancer prevention and early detection? Research is beginning to reveal new ways to detect small clusters of cancer cells. Press play to learn: How your body’s PH affect cells and how that PH is regulated  Do cancer cells generate electric signals based on their aggressiveness? How sodium correlates with cancer cells Emeritus professor and natural sciences faculty member Mustafa Djamgoz shares his research into the relationship between cancer cells and electricity. Active cancer cells have an electric current that runs a gradient through the membrane of the cell. As the voltage changes, structures within the cell will respond differently. New medications can suppress the persistent current that runs through at-risk cells and correlates with a large amount of sodium. While this treatment has only been tested on animals, the results are promising, and human trials are on the horizon. More information is available by searching for Mustafa Djamgoz on PubMed.gov, or you can find his studies by searching online. Episode also available on Apple Podcasts: apple.co/30PvU9C

How can mad cow disease give researchers an insight into Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia? Studies point to proteins and amino acids playing a major role in the process. Listen in to learn: What makes an individual predisposed to Alzheimer's disease The difference between healthy and unhealthy neurons  How amyloid affects brain chemistry  Kenneth Kosik, Harriman Professor of Neuroscience at UC Santa Barbara, discusses his research into neurodegenerative disease treatment.  Amino acids can give clues to the next step in solving Alzheimer's. Finding the intermediary steps in Alzheimer's is very difficult, however, as only the end stage is realistically viewable.  New research on the Colombian population may show a higher concentration of pre-Alzheimer's mutations and may help researchers in the future. Professor Kosik is planning his future research on furthering knowledge in these mutations.  For more information, search the name Kenneth Kosik or feel free to email him personally.

Can the lifespan or health span of humans be extended? Many new findings from researchers and even Google suggest so. Press play to find out: What part proteins play in the aging process What causes memory deficits How Alzheimer's treatment may differ in the future PH.D. Student in chemistry, Steven Robert Shuken, discusses his insights into aging and Alzheimer's, drawing from his chemistry background. Aging is a complicated process to study because so many factors play simultaneous roles throughout one's lifespan. Each organ in the body also ages differently based upon the respective tissue, making the challenge even more significant. To understand Alzheimer's disease, Steven Shuken shares his process of understanding neurodegeneration and how it affects individual brain cells. More research is needed, but early results in blood plasma benefits in Alzheimer's patients are promising.  For more information, visit stevenshuken.com.