Contraception for cats, and taking solvents out of chemistry

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News Commentary, News, Science

4.2 • 791 Ratings

🗓️ 8 June 2023

⏱️ 29 minutes

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A single-shot cat contraceptive, and a close look at “dry” chemistry First up this week: an innovation in cat contraception. Online News Editor David Grimm talks with host Sarah Crespi about a nonsurgical pregnancy prevention technique for cats and why such an approach has been a long-term goal for cat population control. Also on this week’s show, we hear about new insights into mechanical chemistry—using physical force to push molecules together. Science Editor Jake Yeston and Yerzhan Zholdassov, a Ph.D. candidate in chemistry at the City University of New York, join Sarah to discuss why pushing things together works and how it might herald an era of solvent-free chemistry. Read a related commentary article. This week’s episode was produced with help from Podigy. About the Science Podcast Authors: Sarah Crespi; David Grimm; Jake Yeston Episode page: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adj0996 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Morgan State University, a Baltimore, Maryland Carnegie R2 doctoral research institution,
0:05.0	offers more than 100 academic programs and awards degrees at the Baccliorate, Masters, and Doctoral Levels,
0:12.0	is furthering their mission of growing the future leading the world.
0:16.0	Morgan continues to address the needs and challenges of the modern urban environment.
0:20.0	With a four-year quadrupling of research, more than a dozen new doctoral programs,
0:25.7	and eight new National Centers of Excellence, Morgan is positioned to achieve Carnegie R1 designation in the next five years.
0:33.7	To learn more about Morgan and their ascension to R1, visit morgan.edu slash research.
0:40.5	This podcast is supported by the Icon School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, one of America's leading research medical schools.
0:48.1	Icon Mount Sinai is the academic arm of the eight hospital Mount Sinai health system in New York City.
0:55.7	It's consistently among the top recipients of NIH funding. Researchers at ICONMount Sinai have made breakthrough discoveries in
1:02.0	many fields vital to advancing the health of patients, including cancer, COVID and long COVID,
1:08.8	cardiology, neuroscience, and artificial intelligence.
1:12.6	The Icon School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, we find a way.
1:22.3	This is the science podcast for June 9th, 2023. I'm Sarah Crespi.
1:29.7	First up this week, a step towards controlling cat populations. Online news editor David Grimm is here to talk about a single shot
1:35.7	cat contraceptive. Also on this week's show, science editor Jake Yestin and researcher Jirjan
1:42.1	Zoldasoff join me to discuss going back to the age of the mortar
1:46.2	and pestle.
1:47.6	We take a look at mechanical chemistry.
1:50.1	This is using physical force to push molecules together.
1:53.8	We talk about the mystery of why it works and why it might help reduce the amount of solvent
1:58.6	used in chemistry.
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