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I AM BIO

Powerful stories of biotechnology breakthroughs, the people they help, and the global problems they

Episodes

Total: 129

Historic distrust of government institutions, a growing partisan disdain for peer-reviewed science,

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, which take its name from the center and brightest star in Orion’s Belt, is

Dr. Nancy Messonnier leads the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s work to safely vaccinate

At Last, COVID Treatments

2020/11/30

Covid threatens those whose immune systems can’t make enough neutralizing antibodies to fight off th

Who Gets Vaccinated First?

2020/11/23

As the vaccine race enters the homestretch, Pfizer and Moderna both announced that their mRNA vaccin

While Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg has kindled a global dialogue about the ravages of cli

A Time to Heal

2020/11/9

Joe Biden’s election as 46th President of the United States is a chance to soothe our bitter body po

The COVID Election

2020/11/2

The 2020 election will be held both during and about a global pandemic. Democratic strategist Steve

The first clinical study dedicated to preventing Alzheimer’s disease is now in its late stages. The

The Greening of Medicine

2020/10/19

As the pandemic lays bare the links between human and environmental health, neuroscience leader Biog

Bullish

2020/10/12

Biotechnology investors, armed with troves of data and “misfit” minds, have become key-decision make

Overcrowded hospitals during the pandemic can pose treatment challenges for patients with other seri

Synbio Changes Everything

2020/9/21

The ability to produce COVID vaccines in record time only scratches the surface of what synthetic bi

Two potentially deadly respiratory viruses — the coronavirus and the influenza virus — will test our

Sickle Cell Saviors (Redux)

2020/9/7

Need a dose of inspiration in a time of national tragedy? A remarkable biotech breakthrough from Glo

For years, leaders on the Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense told Congress and the White House that

A Nation Traumatized

2020/8/24

The pandemic has unleashed overwhelming levels of fear, isolation, anxiety and loss in our society.

Respiratory Rescue?

2020/8/17

The engine powering Maryland vaccine maker Novavax is a recombinant nanoparticle platform that is im

Patients with autoimmune diseases like lupus and rheumatoid arthritis have been forced to ration or

As Moderna breaks the record for speed in starting the final stage of human testing for its covid va