In this month's Cell Podcast, we learn about the promises and potential perils of synthetic biology, with Vincent Martin and Tania Bubela (0:00), why sirtuin inhibitors may bring a cure for CML a step closer, with Ravi Bhatia (9:44), and how platelet producing cells avoid the pinch to become polyploid, with Diane Krause (14:56). Plus, sample a selection of the hottest new papers from Cell Press (23:14).
