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This is the third in my series with Dr. Michael Levin where we interview significant people in the history of developmental bioelectricity. Ken Robinson has a long list of accomplishments in the bioelectricity field, covering the role of electric fields in guiding cell migration and more generally the function of electrogenic epithelia in embryogenesis. This is about a ~1 hour conversation in which he talks about his background, the history of the field, and his time in Lionel Jaffe's lab.
Episode Show Notes: https://livelongerworld.com/p/krobinson
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Background on the bioelectricity series & 1st episode with Dr. Richard Nuccitelli: https://www.livelongerworld.com/p/rnuccitelli
TIMESTAMPS:
- 0:00 Intro
- 0:38 Ken’s background - From physics to bioelectricity
- 6:10 Bioelectricity in the era of the “genetic code”
- 10:27 Ken’s first experiments in ion movement using light
- 23:25 Proton pump and its significance
- 26:07 Neurons respond to electrical signals
- 36:26 Working in Lionel Jaffe’s lab
- 47:39 Mike Levin as an undergrad
- 48:49 Membrane potential left-right asymmetry in cells
- 52:59 Epithelia is powerfully electrogenic
- 57:49 Advances for bioelectricity
- 59:27 Underrated people in the field
AASTHA, LIVE LONGER WORLD:
- Twitter: https://x.com/aasthajs
- Newsletter: https://livelongerworld.com/
- Michael Levin: https://twitter.com/drmichaellevin
- Mike's bibliography of bioelectricity: https://thoughtforms.life/my-reference-lists-whole-endnote-library-and-bibliography-on-bioelectromagnetics/
- Episode Show Notes: https://livelongerworld.com/p/krobinson
- Michael Levin on Bioelectric Signals for Longevity: https://youtu.be/XboYI_wxDr8?si=WrQ_iI8ABbG6eibm