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Episode 42
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June 11, 2025
42: Amino acids catalyse RNA formation under ambient alkaline conditions
Rout SK et al., Nature Communications - A Nature Communications study shows that proteinogenic amino acids accelerate non-enzymatic RNA oligomerisation from ribonucleoside-2',3'-cyclic phosphates under...
00:23:35
Episode 41
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June 10, 2025
41: Valuing Genomic Newborn Screening: Australian Public Preferences
Peters R et al., The American Journal of Human Genetics - This episode reviews a nationwide survey of 2,509 Australian adults using two discrete...
00:18:43
Episode 40
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June 09, 2025
40: Lysosomal SLC7A11 and acidification
Provided PDF (truncated source text) et al., Cell - This episode reviews a study that examines SLC7A11 (7A11) localization to lysosomes and its impact...
00:17:43
Episode 39
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June 07, 2025
39: Scaling whole-genome polygenic scores with VIPRS
Zabad S et al., The American Journal of Human Genetics - This episode covers Zabad et al.'s methods to scale summary-statistics-based polygenic risk score...
00:19:15
Episode 38
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June 07, 2025
38: Bat ancestors, recombination, and rapid travel: origins of SARS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2
Pekar JE et al., Cell - Recombination-aware, whole-genome analyses of sarbecoviruses show that genomic fragments very closely related to SARS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2 circulated in...
00:20:29
Episode 37
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June 06, 2025
37: Prioritizing missense variants with chemoproteomic-detected amino acids
Palafox MF et al., The American Journal of Human Genetics - This episode explores a multi-omic study showing that mass spectrometry–based chemoproteomic detection of...
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