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American Scientist Podcast

Periodic audiocasts from American Scientist, a publication of Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Honor Society.

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Synthesizing Engineering and Biology

Synthesizing Engineering and Biology

On using synthetic biology to create next-generation diagnostics and therapeutics -- an interview with James J. Collins ... Read more

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How science fiction promotes science curiosity and why that matters. Hear from science communication practitioners and s... Read more

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