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Podcast: Taking race out of genetics, a cellular cleanse for longer life, and smart sweatbands

Podcast: Taking race out of genetics, a cellular cleanse for longer life, and smart sweatbands

Science Magazine Podcast · Science Magazine

February 4, 201630m 57s

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Show Notes

Online news editor David Grimm shares stories on killing cells to lengthen life, getting mom’s microbes after a C-section, and an advanced fitness tracker that sits on the wrist and sips sweat.
 
Michael Yudell joins host Sarah Crespi to discuss an initiative to replace race in genetics with more biologically meaningful terms, and Lena Wilfert talks about drivers of the global spread of the bee-killing deformed wing virus.
 
[Image: Vipin Baliga/(CC BY 2.0)]

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