Explain Podcast

Iuliia and Daniel have fun with salt water and alcohol Chapters: 00:00:00 DIY DNA isolation 00:15:38 Directed evolution of Enzymes DNA isolation in your kitchen - Experiment during the episode: https://www.instructables.com/How-to-Extract-Your-Own-DNA-Using-Household-Kitche/ - Another protocol with the same approach: https://learning-center.homesciencetools.com/article/how-to-extract-dna-at-home/...

Daniel and Iuliia are confused about fireflies - Scientific american on how fireflies create light: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-and-why-do-fireflies/ - A small breakdown of a typical Pyrosequencing workflow: https://www.news-medical.net/life-sciences/What-is-Pyrosequencing.aspx - Biology-pages on Pyrosequencing: https://www.biology-pages.info/P/Pyrosequencing.html - Biotechfront...

Iuliia is confused about RNA and Daniel doesn’t know the size of a DNA nucleotide Chapters: 00:00 -Intro 02:00 -DNA 08:27 -Enzymes 13:05 -RNAs, tRNAs 16:18 -mRNAs, µRNAs, lncRNAs, circRNAs 21:35 -Wobble 23:30 -PCR 33:20 -Sanger sequencing I 36:30 -Gel electrophoresis 40:00 -Sanger sequencing II 53:10 -Teaser next Episode, Outro Topics: DNA, RNA, Protein, PCR, Gel Electrophoresis, Sanger Sequencing...

The Explain Podcast hosts are Daniel Rickert (bioinformatician) and Iuliia Novoselova (physicist & communication trainer). We aim to EXPLAIN key sequencing techniques and how these techniques contribute to our everyday life. The Podcast Explain is for everyone interested in DNA/RNA sequencing or technology in general. As Iuliia doesn't have a solid background in sequencing, she keeps askin...