Episode 19.5 – Space Microbes

Today’s episode is just a brief update on Episode 19 with new work published on microbes discovered on the International Space Station.

Here’s a link to the published work:

Methylobacterium ajmalii sp. nov., Isolated From the International Space Station

Episode 19 – Space Biology

This week’s episode gives a general overview of the biological research ongoing at NASA Science.

Here’s a link to the Space Biology program at NASA Science.

This is the paper discussed in this podcast:
Counteracting Muscle Atrophy on Earth and in Space via Nanofluidics Delivery of Formoterol

Episode 17 – GalSafe Pigs

New Year, New Episodes!

This first episode of 2021 discusses GalSafe Pigs which were recently approved by the FDA for human consumption and biomedical use.

The following are the papers I discuss in the episode:
1. Targeted disruption of the α1,3-galactosyltransferase gene in cloned pigs
2. Production of alpha 1,3-galactosyltransferase-deficient pigs