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My stroke of insight | Jill Bolte Taylor
http://www.ted.com Neuroanatomist Jill Bolte Taylor had an opportunity few brain scientists would wish for: One morning, she realized she was having a massive stroke. As it happened — as she felt her brain functions slip away one by one, speech, … Continue reading
How hybrid seeds have become big business | DW Documentary
Big corporations have taken control of a vital commodity that is millions of years old: seeds. Researchers around the world are creating industrial hybrids of fruit and vegetables. What effect will this development have on human health? Today, standardized seeds … Continue reading
Carbon Dioxide Reduction. A BIG loophole for business
Carbon Audits and carbon taxes are coming. And big business knows it. Some are responding by investing heavily in genuine reductions to their carbon footprint. Others are banking on throwing money at carbon offset schemes like large scale reforestation to … Continue reading
Why It Actually Took 50 Years to Make COVID mRNA Vaccines
The FDA recently approved two mRNA vaccines for COVID-19, but it was a challenge to make this type of vaccine work. And it took decades of research to get us to the point where scientists could make those vaccines as … Continue reading
How The COVID-19 Vaccine Could Lead To A Cure For Cancer | Answers With Joe
The mRNA technology behind the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines are groundbreaking, but their potential goes way beyond COVID-19. They have the ability to help the body fight a multitude of diseases, from enzyme deficiencies, to diabetes, and even, yes, cancer. … Continue reading
How Gene Editing Is Curing Disease
Credits: Writer/Narrator/Editor: Stephanie Sammann Editor: Dylan Hennessy (https://www.behance.net/dylanhennessy1) Illustrator/Animator: Kirtan Patel (https://kpatart.com/illustrations) Sound: Graham Haerther (https://haerther.net) Thumbnail: Simon Buckmaster (https://twitter.com/forgottentowel) Producer: Brian McManus (https://www.youtube.com/c/realenginee…) References: [1] https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/sicklecell…). [2] https://www.npr.org/sections/health-s… [3] https://www.quantamagazine.org/crispr… [4] http://sitn.hms.harvard.edu/flash/201… [5] http://ir.crisprtx.com/static-files/d… [6]https://www.nature.com/articles/d4158… [7]https://investors.vrtx.com/news-relea… [8] https://www.texaschildrens.org/health…. [9] … Continue reading
Mice sing many songs, we just can’t hear them | UNC-TV Science
Mice are known to squeak, but Duke researchers have discovered male mice can sing at very high frequencies. The male mice use those ultrasonic sounds to woo female mice, and the song can change depending on the context.
This algorithm decodes rat squeaks and could revolutionize animal research
Rats are social and chatty critters, but most of their chatter is above the frequency that human ears can hear. If researchers could listen to what rats are “saying,” it could change countless experiments. This week, we try our hand … Continue reading
Scientists have taught spinach to send emails | Euronews Living
It sounds too weird to be true, but engineers at MIT have developed nanotechnology which can be embedded in plants. Through nanotechnology, engineers at MIT in the US have transformed spinach into sensors capable of detecting explosive materials. These plants … Continue reading
The secret origins of purple dye
Curator Hattie Lloyd tells the story of the accidental discovery of the first synthetic chemical dye: Mauveine. Discover more about mauveine via https://blog.sciencemuseum.org.uk/mau… Stories From The Stores goes behind the scenes with our curators to uncover fascinating stories from some … Continue reading
