S1-E1: mRNA Interviews John Van Der Oost

Jeff "The Dude" Lebowski, mistaken for a millionaire of the same name, seeks restitution for his ruined rug and enlists his bowling buddies to help get it. The description on IMDB for The Big Lebowski captures what a rollercoaster the 1998 cult classic can be. If you’ve seen the flick before, then the IMDB page makes perfect sense. If you have not had the privilege yet, I would imagine it reads like complete gibberish. Now grab your white Russian, because mRNA 5 is coming together, one last time, via our favorite video conferencing service to watch and review Big Lebowski.

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“Can’t stop looking at your phone? You’re not alone. The obsessive appeal of social networking isn’t a bug – it’s a feature.” That is the description you’ll find on Netflix for the docudrama The Social Dilemma. Arguably, the film made quite the splash when it was released in 2020. Let’s travel in time to the early weeks of 2021. mRNA 5 is coming together via our favorite video conferencing service to watch and review The Social Dilemma…

Professor John van der Oost is a Dutch microbiologist who works at Wageningen University. Van der Oost has delivered a major contribution to developing the field of CRISPR/Cas9. This is a revolutionising technique in gene editing, which is much like copy and pasting DNA. Via Zoom, we talked about the technique, its future applications and Van der Oost’s role in the discovery of the system.