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In our third podcast, Jeffrey Townsend interviews Rhiju Das, an Associate Professor of Biochemistry at Stanford University and the newest team member of the Center for Genetically Encoded Materials. Jeff talks to Rhiju about his 'citizen science' video game EteRNA, which he has turned into a massive open laboratory to advance science. This interview was recorded on the August 30, 2018. You can play EteRNA using your web browser at https://eternagame.org/. C-GEM is an NSF Center for Chemical Innovation.

In our second podcast, Jeffrey Townsend interviews Alanna Schepartz, the head of the Center for Genetically Encoded Materials. Alanna discusses the science behind the Center, and the ways in which its leading edge biochemical research could create startling new possibilities in materials science. This interview was recorded on the June 13, 2018. C-GEM is an NSF Center for Chemical Innovation.

In our first podcast, Ellen Kan, staff reporter at the Yale Daily News, interviews Jeffrey Townsend about the new Center for Genetically Encoded Materials. We cover what the Center is, what it will be doing, and what technologies it could lead to. This interview was recorded on the 19th of September, 2017.