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Episode 49: August 2018

In this episode, we hear about the RNA world, bovine TB, fibrosis of the lung, and why rock pigeons have different wing patterns.
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Episode 49: August 2018
Aral Vidra

Chapters

  1. 0:36
    Evolution without DNA
    Did life on Earth start with RNA?
    This chapter is based on the following content
  2. 7:50
    Birds of a feather
    A specific genomic region gives pigeons their plumage patterns.
    This chapter is based on the following content
    • Research Article by Anna I Vickrey, Rebecca Bruders ... Michael D Shapiro
    • Insight by Charles Y Feigin, Ricardo Mallarino
  3. 13:58
    The challenges of bovine TB
    How many cows are needed to test if vaccines for bovine TB are effective?
    This chapter is based on the following content
    • Research Article by Andrew James Kerr Conlan, Martin Vordermeier ... James LN Wood
  4. 21:35
    The origins of lung fibrosis
    Faulty and rigid collagen molecules may drive lung fibrosis.
    This chapter is based on the following content

Related

    1. Biochemistry and Chemical Biology

    Ribozyme-catalysed RNA synthesis using triplet building blocks

    James Attwater, Aditya Raguram ... Philipp Holliger
    1. Chromosomes and Gene Expression
    2. Genetics and Genomics

    Introgression of regulatory alleles and a missense coding mutation drive plumage pattern diversity in the rock pigeon

    Anna I Vickrey, Rebecca Bruders ... Michael D Shapiro
    1. Computational and Systems Biology
    2. Epidemiology and Global Health

    The intractable challenge of evaluating cattle vaccination as a control for bovine Tuberculosis

    Andrew James Kerr Conlan, Martin Vordermeier ... James LN Wood
    1. Cell Biology

    Nanoscale dysregulation of collagen structure-function disrupts mechano-homeostasis and mediates pulmonary fibrosis

    Mark G Jones, Orestis G Andriotis ... Donna E Davies