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Episode 226
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December 12, 2025
226: FGF4 protects podocytes in diabetic kidney disease
Wang S et al., Nat Commun - This study shows that podocyte-derived FGF4 is reduced in DKD and that recombinant FGF4 preserves podocyte survival...
00:16:09
Episode 225
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December 10, 2025
225: VRK-1, BAF-1 and the release of meiotic chromatin
Paouneskou D et al., Nature Communications - VRK-1 phosphorylates BAF-1 to remove chromatin from the nuclear periphery during early meiotic prophase in C. elegans,...
00:17:13
Episode 224
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December 10, 2025
224: Biohybrid implants: wireless sensing with engineered bacteria
Bilir A et al., Wireless in-body sensing through genetically engineered bacteria - A bio-hybrid, battery-free implant converts engineered bacterial activity into microwave backscatter signals...
00:18:41
Episode 223
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December 09, 2025
223: Torsion Controls Replication: Stall and Restart
Xiaomeng Jia et al., Berger, Smita S - New single-molecule angular optical trap assays reveal that DNA torsion directly controls T7 replisome stalling and...
00:16:26
Episode 222
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December 08, 2025
222: snaR-A disrupts mRNA splicing in cancer
Zhou S et al., Nat Commun - This episode examines how the cancer-associated Pol III transcript snaR-A binds core splicing factors, localizes near nuclear...
00:17:57
Episode 221
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December 07, 2025
221: Allele-resolved nanopore tour of the human placental methylome
Kindlova M et al., Nat Commun - Using phased long-read nanopore and short-read sequencing across eight trios, the study maps allele-specific DNA methylation and...
00:20:23