{"podcast":{"title":"Touching Base","slug":"touching-base-6714887","podcast_index_feed_id":6714887,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/65736d39d32e730012c98919","website_url":"https://shows.acast.com/65736d39d32e730012c98919","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/cover/1702062363830-62d389f5db6a973569dc75512134cd32.jpeg","author":"Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News (GEN)","episode_count":55,"summary":"Touching Base is the dynamic podcast series from the editors of GEN ( Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News ). Each episode features a rotating cast of senior editors including John Sterling, Kevin Davies, Julianna LeMieux, Alex Philippidis, Uduak Thomas, Corinna Singleman and Fay Lin who delve into emerging stories, exchange ideas, and debate the latest trends in biotech. Additionally, they talk to some of the leading voices in the industry about what's now and next. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-08-01T02:20:08.667530+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/touching-base-6714887"},"episode":{"title":"Artificial Intelligence in the Emerald City and Targeting Colon Cancer Stem Cells","slug":"artificial-intelligence-in-the-emerald-city-and-targeting-colon-cancer-stem-cells","published_at":"2025-10-24T15:21:09+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/touching-base-6714887/artificial-intelligence-in-the-emerald-city-and-targeting-colon-cancer-stem-cells","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/touching-base-6714887","url":"https://shows.acast.com/touching-base/episodes/artificial-intelligence-in-the-emerald-city-and-targeting-co","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/65736d39d32e730012c98919/e/68fb8759834eaefbcedf3211/media.mp3","summary":"We are gearing up for our annual AI in Drug Discovery summit in a few days. So, for this episode, we focused on some recent AI news coverage. First, GEN senior editor Fay Lin, PhD, visited Seattle recently for some AI-focused meetings. She discusses her experiences in the Emerald City including an exclusive in-person interview with Nobel laureate, David Baker, PhD, on what’s real and what’s hype when it comes to using AI to design proteins de novo . Then we discuss new research from University of California, San Diego, that used machine learning to identify networks of genes that could be targeted to reprogram cancer stem cells. We also go over some early studies that point to a possible drug candidate for colon cancer.     Join GEN editors Corinna Singleman, PhD, Fay Lin, PhD, and Uduak Thomas for a discussion of the latest biotech and biopharma news.     Listed below are links to the GEN stories referenced in this episode of Touching Base :     Brunkow, Ramsdell, Sakaguchi Win Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for Peripheral Immune Tolerance   Uduak Thomas, GEN , October 6, 2025     AI in Protein Design: Hype vs. Reality Explained by David Baker   By Fay Lin, PhD, GEN , October 20, 2025     Nobel Anniversary: David Baker Keynotes STEM Fundraiser by ARCS Foundation Seattle   By Fay Lin, PhD, GEN , October 14, 2025     AI Treatment Reprograms and Triggers Cancer Stem Cells to Self-Destruct   GEN , October 20, 2025     The State of AI in Drug Discovery Registration     Touching Base Podcast   Hosted by Corinna Singleman, PhD     Behind the Breakthroughs   Hosted by Jonathan D. Grinstein, PhD  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inf…","meta_description":"We are gearing up for our annual AI in Drug Discovery summit in a few days. So, for this episode, we focused on some recent AI news coverage. First, GEN s…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1468,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/touching-base-6714887/episodes/artificial-intelligence-in-the-emerald-city-and-targeting-colon-cancer-stem-cells/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/touching-base-6714887/artificial-intelligence-in-the-emerald-city-and-targeting-colon-cancer-stem-cells.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}