Biotechnology Innovation Organization

I AM BIO

Science EN ↓ 129 episodes

Powerful stories of biotechnology breakthroughs, the people they help, and the global problems they solve.

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Biotechnology Innovation Organization

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Trying our Patients 09.03.2020 35:38

As genetic sequencing gives scientists new tools to hone in on medical mysteries, Washington politicians flirt dangerously with policies that would stymie the genomic revolution while giving patients scant pricing relief at the pharmacy counter. Hosted by Jim Greenwood.

An Alternative to Flying Dirty 24.02.2020 40:12

While Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg has kindled a global dialogue about the ravages of climate change and the role of airline emissions, a Colorado biotech is putting forward a jaw-dropping alternative to flight shaming: actual jet fuel with no carbon footprint. Hosted by Jim Greenwood.

Superbuggin’ 31.01.2020 27:39

Incurable gonorrhea and the deadly hospital superbug C. diff offer a frightening window into the gathering public health menace of antibiotic resistance. If society doesn’t wake up and tackle the problem, we could be headed toward a calamity on the magnitude of climate change. Hosted by Jim Greenwood.

First Dose 31.01.2020 42:44

One day before 16-year-old Izzy Thorpe-Wall takes her first dose of Vertex’s stunning Cystic Fibrosis breakthrough, Thorpe and her mother, Clare, open up about their emotional journey and one brave girl’s determination to stay healthy long enough to meet this day of her dreams. Hosted by Jim Greenwood.