How Worms Helped Us Understand Epilepsy! - David Henshall

David Henshall shares how information gathered when researching worms led to the discovery of microRNA, a far improved understanding of the epilepsies, and potential treatments - all explained in his new book (link below)! This is episode 2 of 2.
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David’s book 📖
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Fine-Tuning-...
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Chapters 📖
00:00 Introduction and background
01:40 David's book: 'Fine-Tuning Life'
03:08 The gene pathway - from DNA to protein, via microRNA
04:25 What are microRNAs? The potentials of RNA Therapy?
10:44 Discovering microRNA via worms!!
12:55 The explosion of interest in this new type of gene
14:14 Why did microRNAs evolve??
16:24 When things go wrong
19:01 The future of microRNA research: applications in medicine and technology
22:41 Conclusion
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🔗 Website & more about David: 👇🏻
https://www.torierobinson.com/epileps...
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Don’t understand all the terms used? Check out the Epilepsy Sparks Glossary! 👇🏻
https://www.epilepsysparks.com/glossary
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