5. Grave Digging for Science

Get an insider's look at Ty's PhD Thesis Defense. Learn about the intestinal ailments of Ty's past girlfriends, his experience re-creating the "bubble boy," and hear what his mentor thinks about him sleeping on the job. Join in for our very first video podcast, which you can find on Spotify, or listen to the audio on your favorite streaming platform. Watch the full, unedited defense on Youtube: https://youtu.be/9wt2D9BecqM Reach out to us: [email protected] Instagram - @morgan_nels3 Twitter - @trchiaro

Not many people can claim "genius" as an official title. But Nels Elde is not most people. Also named "Mr. Charming Beard," this Evolution professor at University of Utah is co-host of the successful podcast "This Week in Evolution," and he regularly makes zebrafish glow. (He may just be battling for the title of The most Interesting Man in the World.) Join us for this week's conversation with Nels where we hear about his journey through research, his views on science and art, and the things that make him tick. As always, like and subscribe to our podcast on your favorite listening platforms. Find us on social media or contact us via email! [email protected] Instagram: @morgan_nels3 Twitter: @trchiaro, @ElEarlyBird This Week in Evolution: https://www.microbe.tv/twievo/

Where did the idea behind vaccines arise? And what do cows have to do with vaccines? We answer these questions and more in this season finale. Join us to hear about Ty and Morgan's exciting life updates and the history of smallpox vaccinations. And as always, come for the science and stay for the entertainment.

Drugs, explosions, heart break, and nudity - this episode had it all! (Don't worry, it's still clean.) Today we discuss Polymerase Chain Reaction - PCR - and the people behind this technology. Join us as we talk about Thomas Brock's serendipitous discovery in Yellowstone National Park, and Kary Mullis's midnight revelation (while he may or may not have been trippin') that led to a Nobel Prize. 

Allergies are the worst! So would you believe that in the early 1900s, Carl Prausnitz and Heinz Kustner were injecting each other to see if they could GIVE each other allergies? Hear the story of Prausnitz, known as the Father of Allergy, and hear some funny and bizarre stories about allergies from Ty and Morgan along the way.

Join Ty and Morgan as they tell the incredible true story of Mario Capecchi, Nobel Laureate from the University of Utah. Not only is his prize-winning discovery of knockout gene technology revolutionary to medical and genetic research, but his life story is inspiring to all.

Join the conversation with our friend and colleague, Dr. Atakan Ekiz, who is taking his skills back to Turkey as he starts a new professorship. We get the inside scoop on his journey into science and his experience coming to the US, as well as fun facts about his taste in music and the hometown beaches he loves.

Who doesn't love a good grave digging story? Dr. Johan Hultin may have used some unconventional methods, but this real-life Indiana Jones is credited with the discovery of the virus that caused the 1918 flu pandemic. 

Diving into the world of Silicon Valley, Morgan and Ty introduce you to Elizabeth Holmes, former CEO and founder of now-defunct THERANOS. 

Ty and Morgan explore the history of diabetes and the scientific drama surrounding the discovery of insulin.