50% Arabic – 50% English
This week we host Dr. Sari Sabban (No relation to Ammar :D) a molecular biologist and biotechnologist. Sari tells us how he got into science and the interesting journey on how he ended up as a molecular biology.
We discuss DNA, the human genome project, and protein folding. Then Sari proceeds to blow our minds with amazing biological facts: Gros Michel bananas, fecal transplantion, crowdsourcing technologies in science, anti-vaxxers, vitamin C and much more!
Links
– Red Shift CD http://www.amazon.co.uk/Focus-Multimedia-Ltd-RedShift-4/dp/B000056C0C
– Human Genome Project http://www.genome.gov/10001772
– Folding@Home http://folding.stanford.edu/home/
– Fold It Game http://fold.it/portal/
– Human Proteome Project http://www.thehpp.org/
– Seti Project http://seti.org
– The Man Who Hasn’t Showered In 12 Years http://www.inquisitr.com/2400090/man-who-hasnt-showered-in-12-years-to-sell-his-secret-spray-that-keeps-him-clean/)
– Panama diesease https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panama_disease
– Vaccine Controversies https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaccine_controversies)
-Linus Pualing & Vitamin C Advocacy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linus_Pauling#Medical_research_and_vitamin_C_advocacy
– T3rf De http://t3rfde.com
Corrections
– Sari mentioned that Cavendish bananas got extinct. However he meant Gros Michel bananas which were completely wiped out from South America due to the Panama disease.
Hosts
– Ammar Sabban http://twitter.com/sabban31
– Khayra Bundukji http://twitter.com/khayrab
– Rami Taibah http://twitter.com/rtaibah
– Sari Sabban http://twitter.com/sarisabban
