Burying trees to lock up carbon, notorious ‘Alzheimer’s gene’ fuels hope, and a book on virtual twins

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🗓️ 26 September 2024

⏱️ 48 minutes

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The gene variant APOE4 is finally giving up some of its secrets, how putting dead trees underground could make carbon sequestration cheap and scalable, and the latest in our series of books on an optimistic future First up this week, Staff Writer and Editor Jocelyn Kaiser joins host Sarah Crespi to discuss APOE4, a gene linked with a higher risk of Alzheimer’s disease. They talk about new research into why APOE4 might be a good target for preventing or treating this dreaded neurodegenerative disease. Next, Ning Zeng, a professor in the Department of Atmospheric & Oceanic Science and at the Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center at the University of Maryland, joins the show to discuss an unusual approach to carbon sequestration and a very old piece of wood. He talks about how an unearthed 3000-year-old log that has held on to most of its carbon is pretty good proof that we can efficiently put carbon underground at low cost by burying trees. Finally, we have the latest in our series of books on a future to look forward to. Books host Angela Saini talks with Peter Coveney and Roger Highfield, the two authors of the book Virtual You: How Building Your Digital Twin Will Revolutionize Medicine and Change Your Life. This week’s episode was produced with help from Podigy. About the Science Podcast Episode page: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.z8oerdq Authors: Sarah Crespi; Jocelyn Kaiser; Angela Saini Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Morgan State University, a Baltimore, Maryland Carnegie R2 doctoral research institution,
0:05.0	offers more than 100 academic programs and awards degrees at the Bacclureate, Masters, and Doctoral
0:11.4	Levels, is furthering their mission of growing the future leading the world.
0:16.0	Morgan continues to address the needs and challenges of the modern urban environment.
0:20.0	With a four-year quadrupling
0:22.3	of research, more than a dozen new doctoral programs, and eight new National Centers of Excellence,
0:28.4	Morgan is positioned to achieve Carnegie R1 designation in the next five years. To learn more about
0:34.5	Morgan and their ascension to R1, visit morgan.edu slash research.
0:40.4	This podcast is supported by the Icon School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, one of America's leading research medical schools.
0:48.0	Icon Mount Sinai is the academic arm of the eight hospital Mount Sinai health system in New York City.
0:55.9	It's consistently among the top recipients of NIH funding. Researchers at ICONMount Sinai have made breakthrough discoveries in many
1:02.1	fields vital to advancing the health of patients, including cancer, COVID and long COVID,
1:08.7	cardiology, neuroscience, and artificial intelligence.
1:12.5	The Icon School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, we find a way.
1:22.2	This is a science podcast for September 27, 2024. I'm Sarah Crespi. First up this week, staff writer and editor
1:30.1	Jocelyn Kaiser is here to discuss APOE4. This is a gene linked with an increased risk of Alzheimer's
1:36.7	disease. We talk about why APOE4 is becoming a good target for preventing or treating this
1:42.2	deadly neurodegenerative disease.
1:44.9	Next, researcher Neng Zang joins me to talk about how a 3,000-year-old log is pretty good
1:50.0	proof that we can efficiently put carbon back underground at low cost by burying trees in the right
1:56.8	places.
1:57.9	Finally, we have the latest in our series of books on a future to look forward to.
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