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I AM BIO

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  • The Faceless Middleman Between You and Your Doctor

    November 19, 2024 · 27 min

    A troubling disconnect between medical expertise and insurance mandates is putting patients' health at risk. Policies like step therapy and prior authorization are forcing individuals into treatments not recommended by their doctors—often…

  • The Horseshoe Crab Saved Us. Can We Save the Horseshoe Crab? (REDUX)

    November 5, 2024 · 28 min

    The horseshoe crab has endured for over 450 million years. It has survived several mass extinctions including the one that killed off the dinosaurs. One reason for their incredible resiliency is their ability to fend off bacterial…

  • How Love Combined with Science Leads to Hope for Rare Disease

    October 22, 2024 · 27 min

    There are over 7000 rare diseases identified in the U.S. alone. Many of these diseases affect children, leaving families desperate for answers. In this episode, we talk with one of those families and the biotech company offering them new…

  • How Will We Secure our Food Future?

    October 8, 2024 · 26 min

    As the global population approaches 10 billion by 2050, the challenge of providing safe, nutritious food is growing more urgent. Climate change is further straining food systems, impacting water availability, crop yields, and livestock…

  • Biotechnology is a National Security Asset

    September 24, 2024 · 27 min

    Since Watson and Crick discovered DNA's double helix structure in 1953, the US has been a leader in biotechnology innovation. American excellence in this field has greatly benefited people around the world. In this episode, we talk about…

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  • A Doctor Fights to Save His Own Life: The David Fajgenbaum Story.

    September 10, 2024 · 22 min

    David Fajgenbaum was in his third year of medical school when he was diagnosed with a rare and life-threatening disease that began shutting down his organs, bringing him perilously close to death. Although he survived the initial episode…

  • What We Know About the Microbiome (REDUX)

    August 6, 2024 · 27 min

    The gut microbiome, which consists of trillions of bacteria, viruses, and fungi, plays a crucial role in our health. However, there is still much to learn about this complex ecosystem. On this episode we talk with experts who tell us where…

  • Is CRISPR the New Sickle Cell Savior? (REDUX)

    July 24, 2024 · 25 min

    2023 ended with an exciting biotech breakthrough for sickle cell patients. A gene-editing therapy using the revolutionary CRISPR technology provides new hope and options for the nearly 100,000 Americans with sickle cell disease. In this…

  • Listener takeover: Your Biotech Questions Answered

    May 7, 2024 · 21 min

    YOU asked, and we answered. In this episode, we had our experts on standby to answer questions from you, our listeners. We discuss topics ranging from the safety of genetically modified foods (GMOs), to the new era of personalized…

  • Editing Cells Within the Body—a New CRISPR Frontier

    April 23, 2024 · 21 min

    With its potential to expand the horizons of what’s possible for patients, CRISPR is the new darling of biotech. Reaching an important milestone in 2023 with the FDA approval of a sickle cell treatment using CRISPR, the technology is…

  • Biotech is Climate Tech

    April 9, 2024 · 21 min

    Biotech companies are addressing climate change through innovation—from carbon neutral facilities to agricultural innovations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. BIO was on the ground at the COP28 UN Climate Change Conference in Dubai to…

  • Biotech for our Pets

    March 26, 2024 · 28 min

    More than half of U.S. households include pets, but there has been a lack of medical treatments developed specifically for small animals. Biotech companies are working to change that with new treatment options that both borrow from and…

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Powerful stories of biotechnology breakthroughs, the people they help, and the global problems they solve.