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Listen: Vaping upheaval, DNA test dynamics, & the future of genome editing

What do we talk about when we talk about “vape”? Are there limits to business of DNA testing? And how hard is it to get yourself CRISPR’d? We discuss all...

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Listen: Unicorn growth spurts, Amgen’s future, & mice on Twitter

Who puts horns on unicorns? How do graying drug companies find green ideas? And what would mice tweet? We discuss all that and more on the latest episode of “The...

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Listen: Pelosi’s drug pricing plan, Moderna’s mRNA drug factories, and a DIY disease cure

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s drug pricing plan is aggressive, but is it viable? Can Moderna turn cells into tiny drug-making factories? What’s it like to cure your own rare disease?...

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Stop, look and listen to the people you want to help

I like to take things slow. Take it slowly and get it right first time, one participant said, but was quickly countered by someone else around the table: But Im...

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Listen: Pharma existentialism, mainstreaming cyborgs, & FDA palace intrigue

What separates good drug companies from mediocre ones? Have biohackers sold out? And who’s going to run the FDA? We discuss all that and more on the latest episode of...

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Science Explains Why Squirrels 'Eavesdrop' On Bird Chitchat

Per a new research, squirrels apparently listen to the everyday chitchat of songbirds to detect danger. Source link

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Listen: Purdue, J&J, and a week of big opioid crisis news

What does Dr. Richard Sackler sound like? When is $500 million a small amount of money? And what will come of the drug companies at the heart of the opioid...

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Listen: Sarepta keeps a secret, an online army mobilizes, & China embraces biotech

How should you talk to friends about rejection? Can Facebook actually improve the lives of children? And how’s biotech doing in China? We discuss all that and more on the...

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Listen: The serious side of spit kits, how BiTEs leave a mark, & Sarepta’s sluggish study

Is anything too weighty to be explained over the internet? Can a new spin on old technology outfox CAR-T? And does that controversial drug even work? We discuss all that...

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Microsoft tweaks privacy policy to admit humans can listen to Skype Translator and Cortana audio

Microsoft is the latest tech giant to amend its privacy policy after media reports revealed it uses human contractors to review audio recordings of Skype and Cortana users. A section...

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Yet another reminder: When a tech giant says its AI listens to you, it means humans listen to you. Right, Facebook?

If you let voice chat app transcribe your calls, yup, people were paid to eavesdrop on your private conversations Facebook secretly employed hundreds of contractors to listen to clips of...

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Listen: Novartis and the no good, very bad week

Why did Novartis keep its scandal to itself? Who knew what and when? And is there such thing as too much Peloton time? We discuss all that and more on...

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Listen: Canadian pills, corporate jets, & racists with spit kits

Will Canada run out of drugs? Should you ever read your partner’s diary? And what does Pepe the Frog know about genomics? We discuss all that and more on the...

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Listen: Vertex’s regime change, the return of Ebola, & the rise of digital health

What makes an epidemic newsworthy? Can biotech succession succeed? And what’s so novel about digital health? We discuss all that and more on the latest episode of “The Readout LOUD,”...

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Listen: Elon Musk’s monkey cyborg, Gilead’s shifting future, & an app for anxiety

Can apps treat anxiety? Is Gilead Sciences back on track? And are we all just brains in a vat? We discuss all that and more on the latest episode of...

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Breakthrough Listen Takes New Tack In Search For Intelligent Life In The Universe

Breakthrough Listen is widening its search for intelligent life in the Universe with VERITAS. Source link

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Listen To Emptyset’s Percussive And Noisy New Single Made With Machine Learning – Electronic Beats

Listen To Emptyset's Percussive And Noisy New Single Made With Machine Learning  Electronic Beats"Petal" is a single from the duo's new album made in collaboration with sonic algorithms. Source link

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Listen: A whirlwind week in Washington, Sean Parker’s mansion, & remembering a resonant voice in biotech

Is drug pricing too complex for the Trump administration? Would you recognize Tom Hanks at a party? And what does it mean when famous executives quit? We discuss all that...

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Listen: Young undocumented Californians cheer promise of health benefits

Medicaid provides health care to low-income people. And California is set to be the first state to offer it to immigrants younger than 26 living there without legal permission. Source...

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Listen: The future of AbbVieGan, the dogma of amyloid, & some questionable biotech marketing

Can Botox make Big Pharma attractive? What qualifies as a “cabal”? And will the CRISPR patent fight outlive us all? We discuss all that and more on the latest episode...

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