What exactly is a gene bank?

Robert and Joe's second installment of Grimoire of Horror from last year, in which they’ll each present a horror short-story of note and discuss its connections to science and culture at large. In this volume, they discuss “I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream’ by Harlan Ellison an ...  Show more

In this episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe discuss the ghoulishly hip 1981 horror comedy anthology “The Monster Club,” directed by Roy Ward Baker and starring Vincent Price, John Carradine and Donald Pleasence.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Genetic libraries are treasure troves of information about life from around the world. They’re helping researchers develop everything from vaccines to crops to cosmetics. But who actually benefits from the discoveries scientists make using all this DNA and RNA? Guests: Benji Jone ...  Show more

These cryogenic storage facilities are a newfangled way to accomplish an old goal: preserving seeds for later study and use. Anney and Lauren explore the science and history behind seed banks and vaults.

One of the more futuristic things around right now on Earth is research into encoding data into strings of genetic code.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.