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Episode 93
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August 01, 2025
93: Bovine H5N1 Shows Neurovirulence in Mice
Tipih T et al., Nature Communications - Comparative mouse study finds a dairy-cow-derived H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b (genotype B3.13) isolate is highly virulent, producing rapid...
00:19:01
Episode 92
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July 31, 2025
92: Loss of CFHR5 Function Lowers AMD Risk
Nature Communications - A FinnGen-based genetic and functional study identifies CFHR5 loss-of-function variants as independently protective against age-related macular degeneration and links reduced FHR-5...
00:16:49
Episode 91
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July 30, 2025
91: Plasma N‑Glycome, Liver Disease & Anti‑inflammatory Proteins
Sharapov S et al., Nature Communications - This episode examines a large multi-cohort GWAS of the human plasma N-glycome (N≈10,764) that maps genetic regulation...
00:17:42
Episode 90
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July 29, 2025
90: Sex, APOE-ε4 and TREM2: Who drives tau in medial temporal and neocortex?
Giorgio J et al., Nature Communications - A multi-cohort neuroimaging and genetics study (n=1,354) used PET and causal path modelling to test how sex,...
00:15:57
Episode 89
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July 28, 2025
89: Genetics of Smell and Sex Differences
Förster F et al., Nature Communications - This GWAMA of up to 21,495 European-ancestry participants used the Sniffin' Sticks odour identification test to map...
00:20:28
Episode 88
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July 27, 2025
88: Stable heritability of childhood Type 1 diabetes
Wei Y et al., Nature Communications - A Swedish nationwide register study of 2.93 million children born 1982–2010 found that the heritability of childhood-onset...
00:18:28