Research in Plain English

This is the podcast where we break down all the technical jargon, make complex concepts digestible and share the interesting bits so anyone can learn about the scientific research going on in the world. Today we discuss a paper which investigates the pant hoot call of chimpanzees from Uganda.

The paper for this episode is:

“Trade-offs in the production of animal vocal sequences: insights from the structure of wild chimpanzee pant hoots”, Fedurek et al., 2017.

DOI: 10.1186/s12983-017-0235-8

Link: https://frontiersinzoology.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12983-017-0235-8

This is the podcast where we break down all the technical jargon, make complex concepts digestible and share the interesting bits so anyone can  learn about the scientific research going on in the world. Today we discuss a paper which simulates binding between zinc and a medically-relevant ion channel found in us humans. 

The paper for this episode is:

“Assessing Structural Determinants of Zn2+ Binding to Human HV1 via Multiple MD Simulations”, Jardin et al., 2020.

DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2019.12.035

Link: https://www.cell.com/biophysj/fulltext/S0006-3495(20)30004-7

This is the podcast where we break down all the technical jargon, make complex concepts digestible and share the interesting bits so anyone can learn about the scientific research going on in the world. Today we delve into a paper which investigates the genetics associated with the Black Death by analysing ancient DNA.

The paper for this episode is:

"Distinct Clones of Yersinia pestis Caused the Black Death", Haensch et al., 2010.

DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1001134

Link: https://journals.plos.org/plospathogens/article?id=10.1371/journal.ppat.1001134