Stem Cell Biology (CELLS MAKING CELLS) with “Science Sam” aka Samantha Yammine

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Alie Ward

Comedy, Science, Society & Culture

4.9 • 23.8K Ratings

🗓️ 3 May 2023

⏱️ 80 minutes

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Summary

How do our bodies build our bodies? What does a stem cell look like? How do they know what to do? What diseases could stem cells cure? And why is Canada such a hot place for research? Dr. Samantha Yammine – known by many as Science Sam – is a stem cell biologist and science communicator and takes us back to the discovery of stem cells, chats ethical questions, spotting scams, cloning, gene-edited babies, helping your body heal faster and what advancements are being made, albeit by slowly growing in a dish. Visit Dr. Samantha Yammine’s website, Links and follow her on Instagram, Twitter and TikTok Donations went to A Closer Look at Stem Cells and The Marsha P. Johnson Institute More episode sources and links Other episodes you may enjoy: Genicular Traumatology (BAD KNEES), Dolorology (PAIN), Molecular Neurobiology (BRAIN CHEMICALS), Ophthalmology (EYES), Neuropathology (CONCUSSIONS), Bovine Neuropathology (HEADBUTTING), Oreamnology (MOUNTAIN GOATS ARE NOT GOATS), Malacology (SLUGS & SNAILS), Glycobiology (CARBS) Biogerontology (AGING), Microbiology (GUT BIOME), Systems Biology (MEDICAL MATHEMATICS) Sponsors of Ologies Transcripts and bleeped episodes Smologies (short, classroom-safe) episodes Become a patron of Ologies for as little as a buck a month OlogiesMerch.com has hats, shirts, masks, totes! Follow @Ologies on Twitter and Instagram Follow @AlieWard on Twitter and Instagram Editing by Mercedes Maitland of Maitland Audio Productions and Jarrett Sleeper of MindJam Media and Mark David Christenson Transcripts by Emily White of The Wordary Website by Kelly R. Dwyer Theme song by Nick Thorburn

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0:00.0	Oh, hey, it's the lump of gum you've been showing for 225 miles of a road trip alleyward.
0:07.5	This is an episode about medical mysteries and science fiction level microscopic drama
0:12.7	and why you should get excited about something that is hiding in the crypts of your guts.
0:18.4	So I've known this guest for years.
0:20.2	I've known of them for years and they have a super loyal following in the science communication
0:26.2	field.
0:27.2	They are also a PhD neuroscientist, their doctorate from University of Toronto studying
0:32.2	stem cells.
0:33.5	And what are they building in our brains?
0:36.0	So this guest has been named one of Toronto's life's top 50 most influential people and
0:41.6	as a person, I was so genuinely excited to meet them during this interview.
0:46.3	But before we get to it, thank you to everyone who submitted questions for them via patreon.com
0:49.9	slashologies where you can join for a dollar a month and log questions at our guests.
0:55.5	Thank you to everyone wearing items from oligee smurge.com on your body.
0:59.5	Thanks also to everyone who rates and subscribes.
1:02.1	It's bonkers to say, but we are the number one science podcast right now.
1:07.0	And I started this thing in 2017 with like $200 and recording voice over in my closet
1:13.2	into a pile of dirty laundry.
1:14.7	So thanks for the reviews and ratings.
1:16.8	They really keep us up there.
1:18.0	And I read everyone, such as this one left this week by the curious hound who started listening
1:22.5	four years ago, went back to school and wrote a review that said, I also took the texture
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