Episode 9- PI's, Pigs and Preemies

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On episode nine, we discuss the value of the March for Science, a new NIH rule to limit the number of grants a single PI can hold and how to use pigs to help solve the global shortage of organs for transplants. Further information about the topics discussed can be found here: 1. March for Science and Activism https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/17/science/march-for-science-april-22.html?_r=0 http://blogs.sciencemag.org/pipeline/archives/2017/04/21/the-march-for-science 2. New NIH Rules http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/05/nih-impose-grant-cap-free-funds-more-investigators https://www.nature.com/news/nih-grant-limits-rile-biomedical-research-community-1.21949 3. Xenotransplantation and Pig products in biomedicine https://www.statnews.com/2017/04/06/crispr-pig-organs-transplant-luhan-yang/ https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2017/05/smithfield-pork-organ-transplants/524304/ https://www.technologyreview.com/s/603423/pig-human-organ-farming-doesnt-look-promising-yet/ The "bio-bag" paper is here: https://www.nature.com/articles/ncomms15112 The F8 of the Furious and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 are in theaters nationwide, and the rest of the movies in the franchises available on Amazon Video The Show About Science with Nate Butkus is available on iTunes to download. Usher “Love in the Club”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cB5e0zHRzHc R. Kelly“Trapped in the Closet”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFosUj6A22c DJ Khaled “I´m the One”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=weeI1G46q0o For further information on regional BBQ differences you can read this awesome review from Lucky Peach: http://luckypeach.com/guides/a-guide-to-regional-bbq-of-the-usa/ You can find the songs played in the podcast here, along with information for their performers: freemusicarchive.org/music/Deer_Tick/ freemusicarchive.org/music/Kurt_Vile/ freemusicarchive.org/music/The_Relatives/ If you want to reach out we’re on twitter @benchtopmedia or send us an email at incubationtime(at)gmail.com