A breakthrough in synthetic life
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A breakthrough in synthetic life

B2Upper-intermediateAugust 31, 202634 min

Synthetic biologist Kate Adamala has been making major headlines as her lab creates cells that feed, divide, and grow — all from nonliving parts. It may sound like sci-fi, but Kate believes that these “not quite alive” cells are key to a renewable future. This is the second episode of our new three-part series, Life from Scratch. Guests: ⁠Kate Adamala⁠, associate professor at the University of Minnesota For show transcripts, go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠vox.com/unxtranscripts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ For more, go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠vox.com/unexplainable⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ And please email us! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ We read every email. Support Unexplainable (and get ad-free episodes) by becoming a Vox Member toda

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Megan Rapinoe here. This week on Why Are You Like This, I am talking with Roxane Gay. That's right, Roxane Gay. Roxane is a fearless writer and cultural critic whose impact goes way beyond her New York Times best selling books. We dig into all the big moments of her life and of course, she shares if she's more mommy, daddy, or baby. Check out the latest episode of Why Are You Like This wherever you get your podcasts and on YouTube.

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an elite athlete, I'm sitting down with Mr. ACL for the world's greatest athletes. Dr. Riley Williams is the medical director for the Brooklyn Nets, the New York Liberty, and a team physician for USA Basketball. He's also the surgeon who repaired my very own ACL.

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We talk about how he became one of the world's top surgeons, why women's sports are seeing more ACL tears, and what knee injuries you should be most afraid of. You can hear it all here by listening to Confessions of an Elite Athlete on YouTube or wherever you get your podcasts.

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