The Biorevolution Podcast - We're doomed we're saved #13

We're doomed we're saved #13

08/02/23 • 25 min

365 days We're doomed we're saved

**** GERMAN EPISODE **** Ein Jahr We're doomed we're saved - seiten einem Jahr sprechen Andreas Horchler und Louise von Stechow über die Themen der Biorevolution. Wir haben über Anitbiotikaresistenzen, Biowaffen, Gentherapien, Neuroprothesen und AI gesprochen. Wir hatten spannende Gäste, wie den Mathematiker und idalab Gründer Paul von Bünau, und den Forschungs- und Entwicklungschef von Sanofi Adventis Deutschland mit denen wir über die Rolle neuer Technologien wie AI für die Medikamentenentwicklung gesprochen haben. In dieser Folge lassen wir die erste Staffel Revue passieren und machen "A big announcment". Dies wird unsere vorerst letzte Deutsche Episode sein - in der neuen Staffel, ab September, werden wir uns auf Englisch unterhalten.

Content and Editing: Louise von Stechow and Andreas Horchler

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365 days We're doomed we're saved

Content and Editing: Louise von Stechow and Andreas Horchler

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We're doomed we're saved #12

Follow the money - Die Geldquellen der Biowissenschaften

**** GERMAN EPISODE **** Follow the money, folge dem Geld, ist eine alte Weisheit wenn man den Kern einer Angelegenheit verstehen will. In der 12. Folge von We're doomed we're saved folgen wir diesem Weg zu den Geldquellen der Biomedizinischen Forschung, zu Regierungszuschüssen, großen Pharmaunternehmen und privaten Stiftungen, wie der Bill und Melinda Gates Foundation, die ganze Forschungszweige quasi im Alleingang finanziert. Solche privaten Geldgeber haben besonders in den USA einen großen Einfluss auf die Forschungslandschaft, obwohl ihre Auswahlkriterien und Transparenz umstritten sind und die Verbindung von Wissenschaftlern und reichen Technokraten das Vertrauen in die Wissenschaft verringern kann.

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We're doomed we're saved #14

De-extinction - A mammoth project

The rapid spread of humans is causing many species to disappear off the face of the earth – in a so-called mass extinction. Some scientists are trying to reverse this process, by bringing back extinct species, such as the Dodo, the Passenger Pigeon, or the Wolly Mammoth. In the 14th episode of We’re doomed, we’re saved Andreas Horchler and Louise von Stechow discuss the breeding procedures and genetic engineering techniques that might be used for brining back extinct animals. We also discuss the ethical implications from resource waste to animal welfare – and what it might mean to be the first and the last member of a (de)extinct species.

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