Liam Holt on Cellular Crowding

In this episode, I speak with Prof. Liam Holt. Liam is an assistant professor in the department of biochemistry and molecular pharmacology at NYU. Here are a few interesting ideas we touched on:

-why the inside of a cell and NYC have more in common than you think

-the role of 'modules' in driving evolution

-how being a worse drawer can help you make more instructive illustrations 

 

(00:25) -- Inside the cellular environment

(2:10) -- Crowding in vitro 

(4:07) -- Biological processes impacted by crowding 

(8:05) -- Spatial variation in crowding

(8:59) -- Quantifying crowding 

(14:05) -- Ribosomes role in crowding

(17:00) -- Cell size and function

(19:58) -- Modular evolution 

(24:37) -- Villages vs. NYC

(25:35) -- Science Sketches

(29:47) -- Inspire Science

(31:43) -- Evolutionary biology as a powerful lens

(32:43) -- Role of abstraction in biology 

(36:01) -- Tool development