{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/64913e28-7031-4ea6-9bef-fddf46dfed87/6f77be42-c84a-4331-86ee-ec63cd171bf9?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"#90  Preventing The Next Pandemic (Part 2 of 2) Quantum Biology & Bacteria with Professor Johnjoe McFadden","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/613910d92449a85aeebc9e4c/1637691455164-f825f8cebd232af00fd765704b52f965.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p><strong>Professor Johnjoe McFadden</strong>&nbsp;is on the show today, he is&nbsp;<strong>Professor of Molecular Genetics at the University of Surrey</strong>. His principle field of research is in molecular genetics, particularly of&nbsp;<strong>microbes that cause infectious diseases</strong>and particularly&nbsp;<strong>antimicrobial resistance</strong>. Initially he did his PhD at Imperial College London and went on to work on human genetic diseases.</p><p><br></p><p>As well as studying infectious disease he has also been an advocate for Quantum Biology for nearly twenty years.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>In 2014, he, with the physicist, Jim Al-Khalili wrote ‘Life on the Edge: The Coming of Age of Quantum Biology’, describing recent exciting discoveries of quantum mechanisms in photosynthesis, bird navigation, enzymes and maybe even consciousness.</p><p><br></p><p>Today we talk about:</p><ul><li>What causes resistant bacteria</li><li>The ‘scary twin’ phenomenon</li><li>What we can learn from multidrug resistant TB (MDRTB)</li><li>Issues with the current use of antimicrobials and how we can reduce the burden</li><li>How quantum biology relates to human consciousness</li></ul><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://thedoctorskitchen.com/podcasts\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Check out The Doctor's Kitchen website for full show notes and social media links for this and all other episodes</a></p>","author_name":"Dr Rupy Aujla"}