Ep. 30 - Mechanochemistry & DNA Synthesis ft. James Thorpe

<p>Our guest this week is a McGill University <strong>PhD </strong>in <strong>Bioorganic Chemistry</strong>. Say hello, to <strong>James Thorpe</strong>. "Hi James!" On today's episode we answer the big questions, like:</p> <p>How does a farmer's definition of Organic differ from that of a chemist?<br> How do you patent a scientific methodology?<br> Will we ever be able to eradicate the use of toxic solvents?<br> Can you grow DNA at the push of a button?<br> Why is 99% of our DNA absolutely useless</p> <p><strong>Topics &amp; Concepts</strong><br> Green Chemistry<br> Mechanochemistry<br> Oligonucleotide Synthesis<br> "Organic" Chemistry<br> Carbon Chains<br> Short DNA and RNA<br> Therapeutic Applications<br> How to Patent<br> Bead &amp; String Model of DNA<br> Protecting Groups (of DNA)<br> Kinetic Energy<br> Solid Phase Synthesis<br> Deoxyribonucleic Acids (DNA)<br> Ribonucleic Acids (RNA)</p> <p><strong>Contact: abstractcast@gmail.com</strong></p> <p>Pretty please, send me some feedback on the show. Did you enjoy this episode? When do you listen to Abstract? What's your favorite element of the show: music, intros, guests, duration, content...?&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Guest</strong></p> <p>James would love to hear from you too, and you can reach out to him at <strong>james.thorpe@mail.mcgill.ca</strong></p> --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/abstractcast/message