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Histone eviction: An interview with JBC author Jason FishJanuary 26, 2010--In this podcast we hear from JBC paper of the week author Jason Fish. We will discuss his paper, "Hypoxic Repression of Endothelial Nitric-oxide Synthase Transcription Is Coupled with Eviction of Promoter Histones" and talk in-depth about the diverse research areas it covers such as epigenetics, pulmonary disease, nitric oxide signaling and a novel mechanism for the regulation of transcription. Read the paper in the Jan. 8 edition of the JBC.

Science Comedian: An Interview with Brian Malow
January 22, 2010--In this podcast ASBMB science writer Nick Zagorski interviews science comedian Brian Malow as a follow up to the ASBMB Today article "A Stand-Up Man for Science." The pair talk about what it’s like telling jokes to scientists and some of Malow's recent efforts to improve science awareness through videos and science festivals. Read the article.

Plant Biochemistry: An Interview with JBC Author Ludger Beerhues
December 14, 2009--In this podcast we will hear JBC Associate Editor James Siedow of Duke University interview JBC author Ludger Beerhues, a professor of pharmaceutical biology at the University of Braunschweig in Germany, about his paper on how a single point mutation in a metabolic plant enzyme produced a mutant with new and potentially useful properties. Beerhues also talks about the potential applications of metabolic engineering in fighting agricultural pests such as fire blight in apple and pear trees and a fungus that attacks St. John's Wort. Read the paper.
Length: 15:34