PNAS Science Sessions

Bugging the immune system 10.06.2019 5:19 ↓

Sarkis Mazmanian talks about how gut bacteria interact with the immune system to influence health and disease.

Bacterial invisible ink 10.06.2019 5:02 ↓

David Walt discusses his research on using fluorescent bacteria to send secret messages.

Gatekeepers of our immune system 10.06.2019 5:22 ↓

2011 Nobel Prize winner Bruce Beutler talks about his discovery of the first mammalian innate immune receptors, our first line of defense against the threat of microorganisms.

Thwarting dengue transmission 10.06.2019 5:14 ↓

Medical entomologist Scott O'Neill explains how an intracellular bacterium could help curb the spread of dengue virus.

Cancer immunotherapy comes of age 10.06.2019 4:47 ↓

Cell biologist Ira Mellman discusses cancer immunotherapy at Genentech.

Revolutionizing microscopy 10.06.2019 4:32 ↓

Changhuei Yang and Guoan Zheng talk about their inexpensive, lens-free biomedical imaging device, which could change the way we do microscopy.

Making physics palatable 10.06.2019 5:29 ↓

Spanish chef Ferran Adrià and physicist David Weitz discuss the science of cooking.

The benefits of gut bacteria 10.06.2019 4:50 ↓

Lora Hooper talks about the complex bacterial ecosystem in our gut and its important role in metabolism and immunity.

Sackler Colloquium on the science of science communication 10.06.2019 5:35 ↓

Baruch Fischhoff and Dietram Scheufele discuss the need for a scientific approach to the communication of science.

Making improved antibodies against HIV 10.06.2019 4:49 ↓

Structural biologist Pamela Björkman explains how engineering improved versions of naturally occurring antibodies against HIV might make them promising therapeutic agents.

Interview with Cozzarelli Prize winner Roland Kanaar 10.06.2019 5:13 ↓

Roland Kanaar explains how elevated temperature augments cancer treatment.

Interview with Cozzarelli Prize winner Merlin Hanauer 10.06.2019 4:44 ↓

Merlin Hanauer discusses the benefits of protected areas.

Interview with Cozzarelli Prize winner Jacob Waldbauer 10.06.2019 5:09 ↓

Cozzarelli Prize winner Jacob Waldbauer reconstructs the history of oxygen on Earth.

Interview with Cozzarelli Prize winners Robert Saye and James Sethian 10.06.2019 5:01 ↓

Cozzarelli Prize winners Robert Saye and James Sethian introduce a numerical method to track complex motions.

Interview with Cozzarelli Prize winner James Smith 10.06.2019 5:06 ↓

Economist James Smith discusses the effect of childhood mental problems on adult life.

Interview with Cozzarelli Prize winners Erica Machlin Cox and Selena Sagan 10.06.2019 5:02 ↓

Erica Machlin Cox and Selena Sagan discuss an unusual interaction that protects the hepatitis C virus from our body's defenses.

Life's building blocks 10.06.2019 6:09 ↓

George Church discusses the potential of synthetic biology.

The science of sleep 10.06.2019 5:01 ↓

Erin Hanlon and Jeanne Duffy introduce their research on sleep, in a recording of the PNAS "Science of Sleep" event held in Washington, DC on March 14, 2012.

Rebooting damaged vocal cords 10.06.2019 5:28 ↓

Robert Langer and Steven Zeitels describe a polymer gel that could help patients regain lost voice.

Drivers of embryonic development 10.06.2019 5:23 ↓

Developmental biologist Cliff Tabin explains how genes shape the formation of organs.

Stem cells and diabetes 10.06.2019 5:16 ↓

Can stem cells help cure Type 1 diabetes? Douglas Melton hopes to find out.

Sex-specific scientific reporting 10.06.2019 4:12 ↓

Nancy Adler discusses the need for sex-specific scientific reporting and the role it has played in women's health over the last 20 years.

The science of fear - Part 2 10.06.2019 4:52 ↓

Psychology experts Daniel Pine and Mark Wiederhold answer fear-related questions from the audience, in second of two recordings from PNAS's "The Science of Fear!" event held in Washington, DC on October 12, 2011.

The science of fear - Part 1 10.06.2019 5:14 ↓

Psychology experts Daniel Pine and Mark Wiederhold introduce their research on fear, in the first of two recordings from PNAS' "The Science of Fear!" event held in Washington, DC on October 12, 2011.

Catalysts for energy storage 10.06.2019 5:18 ↓

Daniel Nocera discusses how efficient catalysts can help us store solar energy in the same way plants do.