Ask A Biologist Podcast

Breathtaking Biology – A Metabolome Adventure

May 12, 2023 Dr. Biology - School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University Episode 125
Breathtaking Biology – A Metabolome Adventure
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Ask A Biologist Podcast
Breathtaking Biology – A Metabolome Adventure
May 12, 2023 Episode 125
Dr. Biology - School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University

Take a breath and breathe out. What you just exhaled is the subject of this podcast. It is a story of over 140 thousand molecules and what we are learning about them and what a single breath might tell us about our health. Dr. Biology catches up with bioanalytical chemist Heather Bean. The two explore the world of metabolomes and metabolites, what they are, how we use them today and the future for these molecules when it comes to diagnosing and treating diseases.

Learn more: Human Breath Atlas
Visit: The Bean Lab

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Take a breath and breathe out. What you just exhaled is the subject of this podcast. It is a story of over 140 thousand molecules and what we are learning about them and what a single breath might tell us about our health. Dr. Biology catches up with bioanalytical chemist Heather Bean. The two explore the world of metabolomes and metabolites, what they are, how we use them today and the future for these molecules when it comes to diagnosing and treating diseases.

Learn more: Human Breath Atlas
Visit: The Bean Lab

If you have not already, subscribe to the podcast so you can be notified about new episodes.

Intro
Pyramid of Life
Are metabolomes the same between people?
How fast are metabolic changes?
The power and impact of sleep
Instruments used to study the metabolome
VOCs
Challenges of recovering from the lack of sleep
Metabolomes and treating diseases
Diagnosing diseases
Three questions
When did you know you wanted to be a scientist?
What would you be if you were not a biologist?
Advice for future scientists
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