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Barflies: Alcohol and Fly Genetics with Dr. Fred Wolf
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Length:
52 minutes
Released:
Dec 26, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
On this (50th!) episode of Brain Matters, Anthony talks to Dr. Fred Wolf (Assistant Professor, UC Merced). Dr. Wolf is interested in how alcohol and other drugs of abuse change our genes when we take them. Using the fruit fly as a model organism, he is able to use powerful techniques to delve into the complex relationship between drugs, genes, and behavior. Dr. Wolf helps run his own biology podcast, RadioBio, with graduate students at UC Merced. Check it out at radiobio.net The music on today's podcast was by koleżanka. Go check out and buy their music at kolezanka.bandcamp.com
Released:
Dec 26, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode
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