What are Genetic Tests? Are They Reliable?

03/06/20 • 31 min

GENETIC TESTING: Cheryl Keller, associate research professor of biochemistry and molecular biology at Penn State, stops by the studio to talk about genetic testing and direct-to-consumer genetics. What can these genetics tests tell us? How are tests for things like Tay-Sachs disease or Sickle-cell disease different from direct-to-consumer genetic tests? How reliable are they?
Links to Cheryl's work:
- @KellerCaponePhD on Twitter - https://twitter.com/KellerCaponePhD
- Cheryl's Website - cherylkellercapone.wordpress.com
Links to the Eberly College of Science:
- Eberly College of Science Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/PennStateScience
- Eberly College of Science Twitter - https://twitter.com/PSUScience
- Eberly College of Science Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/pennstatescience
- Eberly College of Science Website - http://science.psu.edu/

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What is a Microbiome?

MICROBIOME: Emily Davenport, assistant professor of biology at Penn State, visits Nate and Sam in the newly-revamped studio to talk sh*t. Well, sort of. Emily studies the human microbiome, how it evolved, and how it is related to human health. So, what is the microbiome? What kind of organisms make up our microbiome? How come it seems to be in the news so much lately? And, should we take probiotics?
Links to Emily's work:
- @emo_davenport on Twitter - https://twitter.com/emo_davenport
- Emily's Website - davenport-lab.github.io
Links to the Eberly College of Science:
- Eberly College of Science Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/PennStateScience
- Eberly College of Science Twitter - https://twitter.com/PSUScience
- Eberly College of Science Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/pennstatescience
- Eberly College of Science Website - http://science.psu.edu/

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What's Going On at the Eberly College of Science During Covid-19?

PANDEMIC: Nate and Same talk to Doug Cavener, the Verne M. Willaman Dean of the Eberly College of Science at Penn State via Zoom about how the COVID-19 pandemic is impacting the college. Can the dean work from home? How did remote learning work for science classes? Did research continue?
For more information on the response to Covid-19 or to find ways to support Penn State and our students:
- https://science.psu.edu/covid-19-contingency-resources
- https://raise.psu.edu
Links to the Eberly College of Science:
- Eberly College of Science Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/PennStateScience
- Eberly College of Science Twitter - https://twitter.com/PSUScience
- Eberly College of Science Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/pennstatescience
- Eberly College of Science Website - http://science.psu.edu/