Tom's SciCast
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Tom's SciCast
46. DNA: replication, cancer, and aging.
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Tom Kennedy
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Season 3
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Episode 11
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Why are some cancer cells immortal? What can we learn about aging from a lobster? Why does a gene from a human work in a bacteria? The answers lies in genetics. In this episode I explain how understanding the basics of DNA replication, the genetic code, and mutations improves our lives from treating cancer, slowing aging, to making medicines.
Introduction
DNA Replication
Telomeres and immortal cancers
Lobsters that don't age
The Genetic Code
Mutations create diversity
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