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Adam Savage's podcast Still Untitled did a really fantastic episode [1] back around Halloween 2018 where they had a molecular biologist come on and talk about h
by NamTaf 6y ago
Adam Savage's podcast Still Untitled did a really fantastic episode [1] back around Halloween 2018 where they had a molecular biologist come on and talk about his work. The stories he tells are absolutely fascinating and I thoroughly encourage everyone wiht any interest in molecular biology and crazy stories to check it out.
I won't go into it because I'll spoil it, but suffice it to say that normal episodes are 20-30 mins, this one went for 70 mins and the first time I listened to it I immediately restarted it to listen to it again. The first half of the episode is a story that gets more and more insane as it unfolds. Afterwards, he goes into a few other shorter stories of his work.
Anyway, the link to this is because there's one story from about 38:15 to about 45 minutes in that discusses brain-eating amoebas he was involved in. It's not this exact one, but it's related to it. I recommend anyone who finds this interesting to check it out.
Although there's video on youtube, you really don't need video for it and your podcast app of choice should have an audio version of it.
[1]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzzD2F73iGU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzzD2F73iGU
- CreRecombinase 6y agoJoe Derisi is a really incredible scientist. A "founding father" of genomics.
- legohead 6y agoJust watched that, thanks, it was fascinating. I'm sort of confused though -- didn't this guy basically prove that the carrier for Ebola could very well be reptiles and specifically Boa constrictors? The wikipedia on Ebola mentions bats and monkeys, no mention of Boas at all!
- keeganpoppen 6y agothanks for encouraging people to actually listen to it because it is great, and Joe DeRisi (the molecular biologist in question) is super engaging