The Pace of Science: AI in Cancer Care

For decades, BMI has been the most widely used tool for measuring obesity. But recently, the medical community has begun to move away from using it as the main way to measure and define obesity. So in this episode, we’re opening up a nuanced discussion about why this popular tool ...  Show more

Why do we weigh what we weigh? The answer to that question is surprisingly complicated. On season seven of Pfizer's award-winning podcast Science Will Win, host Joe Hanson, a science storyteller and host of PBS’s Be Smart, explores the cutting-edge research that’s changing the wa ...  Show more

Are rare diseases themselves rare? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice learn about the science of gene therapy and how it can treat and potentially cure rare diseases with Gaurav Shah, CEO, Rocket Pharma.

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Last week, a girl who was born deaf had her hearing restored following gene therapy. In the US, the first commercial gene therapy for sickle cell disease has just begun. And Great Ormond Street Hospital has found great success in their trials and a gene therapy for children lacki ...  Show more

We look at a gene editing breakthrough, a new technique to correct genetic errors in sick patients. Roland speaks to Professor David Liu to learn about the base editing technology.Also, we look into the complex causes of last year's post-pandemic spike in child hepatitis. Profess ...  Show more