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Episode 395
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June 18, 2026
395: Extended sequence context shapes mutational bias in Escherichia coli
Green R et al., PNAS - Collating >100,000 base-pair substitutions from 32 mutation-accumulation experiments, this study shows that sequence context well beyond adjacent bases...
00:22:43
Episode 394
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June 17, 2026
394: Benchmarking LLMs for cfRNA biomarker discovery
Gaudio HA et al., Nature Communications - This episode examines a systematic benchmark of six commercial large language models applied to plasma cell-free RNA...
00:22:34
Episode 393
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June 17, 2026
393: Hidden Resistance: tNGS Reveals Rifampicin and Bedaquiline Resistance in Eswatini
Vambe D et al., Nature Communications - This study reports the programmatic introduction of targeted next-generation sequencing (tNGS) in Eswatini and shows that tNGS...
00:21:20
Episode 392
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June 12, 2026
392: GWAS of Cocaine Self-Administration in Heterogeneous Stock Rats
Lara MK et al et al., Nature Communications - Large GWAS in 836 outbred HS rats identifies six loci linked to cocaine self-administration traits,...
00:23:23
Episode 391
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June 12, 2026
391: The Kaufmann Protocol — Why We Age and How to Stop It
Dr. Sandra Kaufmann, The Kaufmann Anti-Aging Institute - Dr. Sandra Kaufmann — physician, scientist and athlete — set out to understand aging and fight...
01:06:28
Episode 390
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June 09, 2026
390: Daunorubicin, Mutual Destruction, and Layered Antiphage Defense
Gätgens C et al., PNAS - This episode examines how DNA-intercalating molecules like daunorubicin block bacteriophage infection at an early stage, causing an abortive-infection-like...
00:22:59