Episodes

NPR logog
Broadcast Date Episode Title Episode #
Apr 7, 2017 Smoking Mutates You 542
Mar 31, 2017 Measles More Deadly Than We Thought 541
Mar 24, 2017 Bacteria and Zits 540
Mar 18, 2017 Lifesaving Drones 539
Mar 10, 2017 Peanut Patch 538
Mar 3, 2017 Migraines from Mouth Bugs 537
Feb 24, 2017 Heart Cells on Demand 536
Feb 17, 2017 Pet Yeasts 535
Feb 10, 2017 The Island of Dr. Moreau for Real 534
Feb 3, 2017 Ringing in Young Ears 533
Jan 27, 2017 Why Include Both Sexes in Studies 532
Jan 20, 2017 Lots of Different Neurons 531
Jan 13, 2017 Zombie Genes 530
Jan 6, 2017 The King of Cloning Is Fading 529
Dec 30, 2016 2016 Nobel Prizes 528
Dec 23, 2016 Spit Makes It Worse 527
Dec 16, 2016 Is Mary Jane Bad for Your Health? 526
Dec 9, 2016 A Sweet Dream 525
Dec 2, 2016 Tumors Make Their Own Blood Vessels 524
Nov 25, 2016 A Blood Test to Help Choose an Antidepressant 523
Nov 18, 2016 Cancer Detection in a Breath 522
Nov 11, 2016 Factors Accelerating the Spread of Infectious Diseases 521
Nov 4, 2016 Opioids Can Extend Pain 520
Oct 28, 2016 Alzheimer's - Could the Brain Be Trying to Protect Us? 519
Oct 21, 2016 Genes That Protect the Heart 518
Oct 14, 2016 Jet Dryers Spread Microbes 517
Oct 7, 2016 A New Era for GMOs 516
Sep 30, 2016 Cholesterol Sweet Spot 515
Sep 23, 2016 Hello Syn 514
Sep 16, 2016 A Top 10 List Waiting to Save Lives 513
Sep 9, 2016 Giving a Face to Penicillin 512
Sep 2, 2016 Autism Causes 511
Aug 26, 2016 See Like a Dolphin 510
Aug 19, 2016 A Good Night's Sleep 509
Aug 12, 2016 A New Patient Zero 508
Aug 5, 2016 Genetics and the Unibrow 507
Jul 29, 2016 Custom Printed Organs 506
Jul 22, 2016 Cocaine and HIV Infection 505
Jul 15, 2016 Sleep - Good for the Waistline 504
Jul 8, 2016 Tracking Human Migration on a Micro Scale 503
Jul 1, 2016 Knocking Out ALL 502
Jun 24, 2016 A Mercurial Toxin 501
Jun 17, 2016 Too Much of a Good Thing 500
Jun 10, 2016 Restoring the Microbiome of C-Section Babies 499
Jun 3, 2016 An Immune System Reboot for MS 498
May 27, 2016 A Potential Public Health Nightmare 497
May 20, 2016 The Zoo We Bear 496
May 13, 2016 When Cancer Glows 495
May 6, 2016 Kratom: Treating Addiction With Addiction 494
Apr 22, 2016 Ancient Brain Surgery 492
Apr 15, 2016 Molecular Surgery 491
Apr 8, 2016 The Rise of Zika 490
Apr 1, 2016 Sleeping With Ebola 489