Ahmadreza Gharaeian
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Cellular and Molecular Biology for Research is the podcast where complex textbooks stop gathering dust and start making sense. Each episode breaks down the dense chapters of cellular and molecular biology—DNA, signaling pathways, protein folding, experimental techniques—into clear explanations for students, early-career researchers, or anyone who wants to actually understand the science instead of just memorizing it. Think of it as your study buddy who reads the heavy stuff, translates the jargon, and hands you the key concepts (with a little less pain and a lot more clarity).
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Patient two-voice lessons make gene regulation, RNA processing, protein synthesis, and brain imaging legible at the level of mechanism.
Cellular and Molecular Biology for Research turns dense cellular mechanisms into sustained two-voice explanations, using questions and analogies to keep the machinery visible.
A ribosome hits an RNA speed bump, and suddenly gene expression has a plot you can follow.
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A compact molecular walkthrough of strand exchange, Holliday junctions, and how recombination outcomes may start with the first cut.
Homologous recombination is framed as both repair work and creative force: a precise operation that steadies the genome while helping generate genetic variety.
Mushroom culture from soil to society.
Clear neuroscience for curious minds.
Plant papers, jokes, and useful uncertainty.
Weed science, from genomes to paddocks.
Biomedical careers, described from the inside.
Human stakes behind biomedical progress.
Homologous recombination (CMB part 20) moves from the bacterial RecBCD pathway in E.
A deep dive into the brain's internal rhythms, including EEG, sleep stages, and the molecular basis of circadian timing.
This episode explores the neural basis of emotion and mood, discussing how affective neuroscience studies subjective feelings and observable expressions.
This episode explores the biological and neural underpinnings of sex and gender, distinguishing between sex, gender, and gender identity.
This episode explores the neural and hormonal mechanisms underlying survival behaviors, using eating as a primary example to explain how the brain generates motivation and urgency.
This episode explains how proteins specifically bind to DNA in bacteria, covering the structural and chemical basis of molecular recognition.
This episode explains how bacteria and viruses achieve major shifts in gene expression through sigma factor changes, RNA polymerase replacement, and anti-termination.
This episode explains how cells regulate gene expression efficiently, using the lac operon as a classic example.
This episode explores the molecular mechanisms of immune cell recognition and signaling pathways that orchestrate the body's defense.
This episode explores the immune system's history, complexity, and role in health, from ancient observations to modern understanding.
This episode explains the fundamentals of genetic engineering, focusing on CRISPR-Cas9 technology, its history, applications in medicine and agriculture, and ethical considerations.