Classic City Science

Bees, butterflies, beetles and, flies have a very important thing in common—they all pollinate food we like to eat. In this segment, host April Sorrow talks about Pollinator Conservation with Dr. Kris Braman, head of the department of entomology at the University of Georgia.

In the latest segment of Classic City Science, host April Sorrow discusses fascinating research that resulted in the development of a new treatment and therapy for Rabies, even after the disease has spread to the brain. Doctor Biao He, Professor of Infectious Diseases and Dr. Zhen Fu, Professor of Pathology, both from UGA's prestigious College of Veterinary Medicine, share their findings.

Dr. Michael Pierce, Director of University of Georgia’s Cancer Center and a Professor of Biochemisty and Molecular Biology, returns to the program to tell us about monoclonal antibodies designed to find and phagocytose cancer cells. There are more than 200 of these cancer-killing drugs are in various stages of FDA approval. The antibodies help your own immune system seek out the cancer cells in your body and destroy them.

Dr. Michael Pierce is on the frontline in the battle against cancer. He talks to host April Sorrow about how cancer is really a number of different diseases based on what tissue is affected, and how we’ve already found something close to a cure for one type. He is trying to learn about the unique shapes of cancer cells in order to find and destroy them. Dr. Pierce is the Director of University of  Georgia’s Cancer Center and a Professor of Biochemisty and Molecular Biology.

The exterior of a cancer cell is a porcupine-like shell. Dr. Michael Pierce explains how we can use this spiky signature to identify the cancer cells from normal ones and track the disease’s progression over time. Dr. Michael Pierce is the Director of University of Georgia’s Cancer Center and a Professor of Biochemisty and Molecular Biology.