Ep. 77 BioFuel = BioCool

12/28/20 • 56 min

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It is probably going to be a while before we can *totally* stop using things like jet fuel and diesel, but they are both non-renewable *and* leave a carbon footprint. WHAT'RE WE GONNA DO?

Biofuels could help! Depending on how they're made, they could end up being carbon neutral, or have a smaller footprint than regular fuel. On top of that, they'll be renewable! But how do they work? Do we have biofuels already in our gas tanks?

This episode has a promo for Twisted and Uncorked, a podcast with wine, true crime, and the paranormal! Check them out on twitter @Twisted_Pod!

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It is probably going to be a while before we can *totally* stop using things like jet fuel and diesel, but they are both non-renewable *and* leave a carbon footprint. WHAT'RE WE GONNA DO?

This episode has a promo for Twisted and Uncorked, a podcast with wine, true crime, and the paranormal! Check them out on twitter @Twisted_Pod!

Email us at petridishpod -at- gmail.com. On twitter @dishpodcast and instagram @petridishpodcast.

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Ep. 76 A Very Lycan Christmas

Join Jimmy Coconuts by a roaring fire for a very jolly Winter Solstice Holiday Season episode! Ol' Man Sean and Uncle Nathan discuss what sorts of genetic and physical modifications could result in your own werewolf, if you had access to slightly futuristic tech and a wobbly moral compass!

This episode has a promo for Dear Grad Student, an interview podcast about grad school life, trials, and tribulations! Check them out on twitter @DearGradStudent!

Email us at petridishpod -at- gmail.com. On twitter @dishpodcast and instagram @petridishpodcast.

References:

https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/02/nanoparticles-give-mice-night-vision

https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(19)30101-1

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3197025/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3308321/

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.4161/cib.4.2.14647

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29254313/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5870921/

https://www.pnas.org/content/114/28/7343

https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/11/7/1116

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0142961213010168

https://www.intechopen.com/books/poisoning-in-the-modern-world-new-tricks-for-an-old-dog-/mechanism-and-health-effects-of-heavy-metal-toxicity-in-humans

https://academic.oup.com/annweh/article/49/7/575/148203

https://www.nature.com/articles/nnano.2016.88

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Ep. 78 The Mystery of Kimchi

*Note* Sean says napa cabbage may be from a hybridization between radish and bok choy, and that they are the same species -- he meant TURNIP and bok choy. Radish is part of the same FAMILY as those other guys, but turnips and bok choy are the same species.

Kimchi is a delicious collection of Korean pickled vegetables, showing up in grocery stores all over the world. But what is it? Are its purported health benefits true? Is it one of those fancy vegan foods? Find out this week on Petri Dish!

This episode has a promo for The Jury Room, a true crime podcast! Check them out on twitter @juryroompodcast!

Email us at petridishpod -at- gmail.com. On twitter @dishpodcast and instagram @petridishpodcast.

References:

https://www.seriouseats.com/2017/11/guide-to-kimchi.html

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S235261811730149X

https://worldveg.tind.io/record/13242?ln=en

https://www.nature.com/articles/ng.3634

https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/full/10.1089/jmf.2013.3083

https://www.nutritionvalue.org/Cabbage%2C_kimchi_nutritional_value.html

https://www.nutritionvalue.org/Pickles%2C_dill_or_kosher_dill%2C_cucumber_nutritional_value.html

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00253-020-10804-8

https://aem.asm.org/content/77/7/2264.short