Not Yet a Dr.
Season 3
Episodes
Thursday Mar 31, 2022
This Week in Science: Mindreading
Thursday Mar 31, 2022
Thursday Mar 31, 2022
A remarkable study published this past week about using microelectrode arrays to allow a patient with locked-in syndrome to communicate. Learn with us about how scientists used neurofeedback training to optimize a software with the patient to let them select letters and spell out words, and what they ended up using it to say! This is some really exciting work, and we are excited to share it with you all.
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Edited by: Alastair
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Monday Apr 11, 2022
Episode 5 - Blue Raspberry
Monday Apr 11, 2022
Monday Apr 11, 2022
What the heck even IS blue raspberry? Is it even a berry? Are they that electric shade of blue? This week, Alastair shares with Sienna and Amr the chemistry and history of this unique flavour and colour combination.
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Edited by: Sienna
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Monday Apr 25, 2022
Episode 6 - Tasty (not by Buzzfeed)
Monday Apr 25, 2022
Monday Apr 25, 2022
Guy Fieri isn't the only one going to flavour town! In this episode, Sienna teaches us about how taste is made up and how our tongues (and brains) discern sweet from sour. By the end, you're going to be hankering for some mock apple pie!
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Edited by: Amr
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Monday May 09, 2022
Episode 7 - Capsaicin
Monday May 09, 2022
Monday May 09, 2022
What makes foods spicy, and what's the science behind the small organic molecule responsible? More importunely, How can we beat the heat!? This week Alastair shares the chemistry, research, and even a fun science experiment using capsaicin!
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Edited by: Amr
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Monday Jun 20, 2022
Episode 10 - Gene Therapy
Monday Jun 20, 2022
Monday Jun 20, 2022
Looking to the future of therapeutics, the PhD 3 take a deep dive into gene replace therapy. Amr walks us through how scientists have developed novel means for the delivery of new functional genes into patients with rare diseases caused by mutations in in their DNA. As an recent example, we also explore the recently FDA approved gene therapy for a fatal disease known as spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). https://linktr.ee/notyetadrEdited by: SiennaQuestions or Suggestions? Email us at phd32b@gmail.com