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Episode 55: March 2019

In this episode, we hear about fast-acting insulin in cone snails, the roots of addiction, new gene editing techniques and gender biases in joint first authors.
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Episode 55: March 2019
Dylan Taylor (CC BY 4.0)

Chapters

  1. 0:33
    A new type of insulin
    Fast-acting insulin found in certain sea snails could help us to design better diabetes treatments.
    This chapter is based on the following content
    • Research Article by Peter Ahorukomeye, Maria M Disotuar ... Helena Safavi-Hemami
    • Insight by Jiří Jiráček, Lenka Žáková
  2. 5:48
    Addictive personalities
    Can looking at people’s brains help us predict who will smoke, and who will drink?
    This chapter is based on the following content
  3. 13:02
    A backstop for genes
    How can we stop a new gene editing technique from accidentally spreading into the wild?
    This chapter is based on the following content
    • Short Report by Jackson Champer, Joan Chung ... Philipp W Messer
  4. 19:47
    What’s in a name
    In a paper with several joint first authors, male authors are more likely than female ones to appear first.
    This chapter is based on the following content

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    Molecular safeguarding of CRISPR gene drive experiments

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    Meta-Research: Gender inequalities among authors who contributed equally

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