On our very first episode of the new podcast series from Nature Biotechnology, our Associate Editor Cláudia Vilhena interviews Marcus Walker, first author of a fantastic story on engineered bacteria used to stain textiles. With an informal and honest touch, Marcus and Cláudia dive into the behind the scenes of the paper. From the inspiration to combine microbiology and fashion, passing by what went wrong at the bench, all the way to the economical and environmental implications of living biomaterials. For all those who struggle with measuring optical density, this episode is for you! Hosted ..read more

For our special Focus Issue, Chief Editor Barbara Cheifet talks with Charlotte Deane and Gevorg Grigoryan about applying new machine learning methods to protein structure prediction and protein design. We discuss exciting new technologies and their current and future clinical applications. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information ..read more

Single-cell metabolomics is focused on detecting, understanding, and interpreting metabolites and lipids at single-cell resolution. Theodore Alexandrov and Anne Le discuss recent technical advances in the field with Chief Editor Barbara Cheifet. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information ..read more

Chief Editor Barbara Cheifet speaks with Drs. Michael Fischbach and Sarkis Mazmanian about recent work uncovering functional roles for our microbiomes and what is needed to bring microbiome therapies to the clinic.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information ..read more

Jayme Locke and Megan Sykes discuss advances in xenotransplantation with Chief Editor Barbara Cheifet, including details of the recent transplants of pig heart and kidney into braindead patients, as well as the questions researchers and clinicians are asking next.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information ..read more

Aviv Regev and Sarah Teichmann talk with Senior Editor Barbara Cheifet about the development and exciting recent progress of the Human Cell Atlas project. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information ..read more

Senior Editor Markus Elsner has a discussion with Ray Deshaies and Carolyn Bertozzi about PROTACs, small molecules that have the potential to treat previously-undruggable targets in clinical applications. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information ..read more

Jennifer Phillips-Cremins and Ana Pombo talk with senior editor Barbara Cheifet about how new methods to look at the 3D genome are providing insights into the links between genome structure and cellular function. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information ..read more

Kimberly Stegmaier and John Doench speak with senior editor Markus Elsner about the history and latest developments in the field of CRISPR screening.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information ..read more

Robert Langer and Kathryn Whitehead talk with Senior Editor Markus Elsner about drug delivery methods and their applications within a wide range of therapeutic modalities.    See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information ..read more