A Nobel Prize Winner on the Dark Matter of Biology
Kara interviews Dr. Carolyn Bertozzi, a Stanford University scientist who, along with Morten Meldal and K.\xa0Barry Sharpless, won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry earlier this year for developing bioorthogonal chemistry and click chemistry. Bertozzi explains what bioorthogonal chemistry actually is before breaking down how identifying different sugars in the body \u2014 which she calls \u201cthe dark matter of biology\u2019\u2019 \u2014 could lead to breakthroughs in treating diseases ranging from the flu to cancer.\xa0She also weighs in on the state of funding in biology, Twitter, being lesbian in STEM, and the never-ending feud between chemists and biologists.\nBefore the interview, Kara and Nayeema briefly discuss former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan's protest march (which was called off after this episode was recorded) and Trump's dinner with white supremacist Nick Fuentes.\nYou can find Kara and Nayeema on Twitter @karaswisher and @nayeema.\xa0\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices