FUNGUS FEBRUARY FUN!
Channel: This Week in Science (TWIS)
Date: 17/02/2021

There is Fungus Among Us! Dr. Kiki, Blair & Justin are joined by Fungus Expert, Dr. Ivan Liachko of Phase Genomics for an interview.

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(0:00) - Recording Start
(0:56) - Intro, Dr. Kiki 
(1:23) - Disclaimer! Disclaimer! Disclaimer! - Justin 
(2:56) - Opening Theme Music (look at everyone dance! how joyful!)
(3:30) - Opening "Good Science!" Greetings - with Dr. Kiki, Blair, Justin & our special guest, Dr. Ivan Liachko of Phase Genomics (and his wonderful dancing children!). Intros & Top Story Headlines. 

(5:31) - Quick Science Bytes!

(5:34) - One Day Till Mars Landing - Dr. Kiki 
See also - Biotech fit for the Red Planet: New method for growing cyanobacteria under Mars-like conditions
(10:51) - Silencing the alarm (caterpillar enzymes control plants!) - Justin
(15:24) - Play and meaty food reduce hunting by cats, so get out those cat toys! - Blair
(19:07) - Claim for giant ‘Planet Nine’ at Solar System’s edge takes a hit with new data - Dr. Kiki
(23:08) - Dog show: Pet pooches play more when humans are watching - Blair
(26:43) - Researchers demonstrate new method to track genetic diversity of fish without trapping -Dr. Kiki

(29:54) - Interview w/ Dr. Ivan Liachko, CEO of Phase Genomics

Dr. Liachko is the founder and CEO/CSO of Phase Genomics and one of the inventors of their core technology, applying proximity ligation data to different facets of genomics. He received his B.S. at Brandeis University in 2001, his Ph.D. at Cornell in 2007, and went on to do his postdoctoral work in the Department of Genome Sciences at the University of Washington in Seattle.  He has authored more than 40 academic papers and a number of patents in the field of genomics and synthetic biology. He founded Phase Genomics in 2015 and leads the organization in an executive as well as technical role.

(1:28:32) - Where can people find you online?

• phasegenomics.com
• Twitter - @ivanliachko
• Twitter - @phasegenomics
• genomestartupday.com 

(1:30:01) - Interview Wrap Up

(1:30:09) - And we're at the break!

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(1:30:49) - Back from the break!

(1:30:50) - Blair’s Animal Corner
(1:31:03) - Blair’s Animal Corner Theme
(1:31:28) - Wood-eating cockroach couples take turns eating each other's wings after mating
(1:35:08) - Spider legs build webs without the brain's help—providing a model for future robot limbs

Science News —

(1:47:46) - A genetic variant inherited from Neanderthals reduces the risk of severe COVID-19 - Justin
(1:54:44) - Large-scale study finds genetic testing technology falsely detects very rare variants - Justin
(2:03:39) - Oxygen Deficit Makes Nerve Cells Grow - Dr. Kiki
(2:08:21) - Higher elevation birds sport thicker down 'jackets' to survive the cold - Dr. Kiki

(2:12:15) - Show wrap up

(2:13:03) - Thank you’s to our Patreon Sponsors!!!

(2:16:20) - End Theme

And that's all, folks! Except, we still have...

(2:19:50) - The After Show! - Sadie loves snacks! But she's not fat! Don't body-shame our beloved Corgi! Info on Blair's knee injury. Soccer? Yuck! Dr. Kiki on Twitch TWIS channel tomorrow, 18-FEB-2021 @ 1115 PT for Mars Landing. And much, much more...