UC Berkeley's Randy Schekman illuminated a fundamental process in cell physiology: how cells transport and secrete proteins. Disturbances in this process contribute to diabetes, immunological disorders and neurological disease. This discovery led biotech companies to coax yeasts into releasing useful protein drugs, such as insulin and human growth hormone.
"Descent into Chaos"
Conversations host Harry Kreisler welcomes Pakistani Journalist Ahmed Rashid for a discussion of United States foreign policy and the failure of nation building in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Central Asia.
Recorded June 12, 2008
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