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Episode 135
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September 12, 2025
135: Micronutrients and Modern Human Evolution
Rees J et al., The American Journal of Human Genetics - Rees et al. analyze signatures of positive selection in 276 genes linked to...
00:14:26
Episode 134
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September 11, 2025
134: Single-cell view of Barrett's esophagus and EAC
Wenzel M et al., Cell Genomics - This episode reviews a single-cell transcriptional atlas comparing Barrett's esophagus, intestinal metaplasia, normal esophagus/gastric samples and esophageal...
00:15:47
Episode 133
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September 10, 2025
133: Long-read meta-pangenomics links gut genomes to child growth
Minich JJ et al., Cell - Minich et al. apply PacBio and Oxford Nanopore long‑read metagenomics to generate 986 complete metagenome‑assembled genomes from Malawian...
00:24:31
Episode 132
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September 09, 2025
132: Transcriptome classifiers predict docetaxel sensitivity in advanced prostate cancer
Grist E et al., Cell - Large-scale transcriptome profiling of 1,523 diagnostic prostate tumors from randomized STAMPEDE phase 3 trials linked expression signatures and...
00:20:35
Episode 131
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September 08, 2025
131: Cryptic plasmid pBI143: a small element with outsized presence in the human gut
Fogarty EC et al., Cell (187:1206–1222, February 29, 2024) - This episode summarizes Fogarty et al. 2024, which characterizes pBI143, a 2.7 kb cryptic...
00:17:59
Episode 130
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September 07, 2025
130: Genetics + CRISPR to Map Obesity and Fat Distribution
Baya NA et al., The American Journal of Human Genetics - This episode summarizes a multi-modal study that integrates exome sequencing in 402,375 UK...
00:20:24