BioBits & Bytes

BioBits & Bytes

Welcome to BioBits & Bytes, your gateway to the world of science, technology, and the innovations shaping our future. Each week, we dive deep into groundbreaking discoveries, emerging technologies, and the minds behind them. Whether it's quantum computing, biotech breakthroughs, AI revolutions, or space exploration — if it's cutting-edge, we’re talking about it. Designed for curious minds, students, professionals, and future thinkers, BioBits & Bytes where science meets imagination and tech meets tomorrow. Stay curious. Stay informed. Stay ahead.

Episodes

April 28, 2025 18 mins

Explore the groundbreaking concept of immunogenic cell death (ICD) in the context of high-grade gliomas. This episode highlights how ICD can turn dying tumor cells into activators of the immune response, opening new doors in glioma therapy. Discover its implications for treatment resistance, immune system modulation, and prognostic strategies in aggressive brain tumors.

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Join us as we explore the dynamic relationship between our genes and the environment—and how this intricate interaction shapes human health. In this episode, we uncover how genetic predispositions and environmental factors like pollution, diet, lifestyle, and stress converge to influence disease risk, development, and treatment outcomes. Whether you're a student, researcher, or health enthusiast, this episode will offer valuab...

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In this episode of Beyond ATCG, we explore the frontier of synthetic genetics through Artificially Expanded Genetic Information Systems (AEGIS). While nature relies on four nucleotides — A, T, C, and G — scientists have engineered new, non-natural base pairs that dramatically expand DNA’s coding potential. Discover how AEGIS enables the creation of unnatural DNA with increased information density, enhanced molecular recognition, an...

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In this episode of BioBits &Bytes, we decode how cells rewrite the behavior of proteins after translation through post translational modifications (PTMs)—tiny changes that can mean the difference between function and dysfunction. Focusing on polyglutamine (polyQ) diseases like Huntington’s disease, we explore how modifications such as phosphorylation, ubiquitination, and SUMOylation influence the aggregation, toxicity, and ...

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