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Posted by Michael Bradbury in Adaptation and Extinction, Animals, Biochemistry, Biology, Evolution, Featured Articles, Marine Science, SciLebs, Video on 01 13th, 2012 | No Comments

Strong Mussels Land Student in Intel Science Finals

Samantha Garvey wants to be a marine biologist and the science-focused 17 year old is now one of 61 finalists from Long Island in the Intel Science & Engineering Fair for her pioneering work with mussels. But the real story of this scientist-in-training is that she is able to excel in the classroom...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Biochemistry, Discoveries, Diseases, Environment, Health and Medicine, New Species, Physics and Chemistry, Plants, Video on 08 18th, 2011 | No Comments

Yale Undergrads Find Plastic-Eating Fungus

The growing garbage problem may have a new solution–fungus that eats plastic. For years mounting mounds of plastic have been choking landfills and polluting the ocean. Now an annual undergraduate trip to the rain forest may have found a solution to the plastic problem. Unleashing creativity in...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Biochemistry, Biology, Biotechnology, Discoveries, Diseases, Genetics, Health and Medicine, Video on 08 11th, 2011 | 2 Comments

Cancer Research Takes Giant Leap Forward

Already heralded as the biggest step in cancer research in decades, a new cancer treatment is forcing conservative doctors and scientists to use words like, “Amazing.” It’s premature to call this new treatment a cure since it has only been tried in three patients, all of whom have...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Biochemistry, Biology, Consumer Safety, Discoveries, Diseases, Environment, Food and Nutrition, Genetics, Health and Medicine, Math, Physics and Chemistry, Uncategorized, Video on 07 21st, 2011 | 1 Comment

Real Science and Girls Dominate Google Science Fair

Gender stereotypes about math and science abound. Boys are known for performing better in math and science while girls tend to excel in history and language arts. Though the U.S. still leads the world in scientific discovery and vision, another stereotype is that the U.S. education system is failing...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Animals, Biochemistry, Biology, Diseases, Genetics, Health and Medicine, Physiology, Plants, Space, Video on 07 11th, 2011 | No Comments

Last Shuttle Crammed with Science Experiments

When the final mission of the U.S. space shuttle program blasted off flawlessly on Friday, over one million onlookers gathered in Florida for the launch. Tens of millions more watched on television. But what they couldn’t see amid the liftoff fire and smoke was all the science that was en route...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Biochemistry, Biology, Diseases, Health and Medicine, Inventions, The Brain, Video on 04 27th, 2011 | No Comments

Neural Stem Cell Treatment Sees a Future

The key to successful stem cell research and treatment is being able to create stable, self-renewing stem cells. For years, scientists have been able to make massive quantities of stem cells to enhance brain activity. The problem was that when they tested their treatments in mice, the stem cells often...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Animals, Biochemistry, Biology, Food and Nutrition, Marine Science, Space, The Brain, Video on 01 31st, 2011 | No Comments

10 Most Popular Scientific Misconceptions

10 scientific facts you thought you knew…that most people don’t. Is there gravity in space? How long can a goldfish hold a memory? How much of our brains do we really use? Does lightning ever strike twice? How long does it take to digest chewing gum? Does a microwave cook food from the inside...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Biochemistry, Biology, Diseases, Featured Articles, Health and Medicine, Physics and Chemistry, SciArt, Scientainment, Video on 01 11th, 2011 | No Comments

Dance Your Ph.D. Winner

Selection of a DNA aptamer for homocysteine using SELEX from Maureen McKeague on Vimeo. About 50 recent doctors of philosophy decided to make their often obscure doctoral dissertations a little more hip and lively so they entered Science magazine’s Dance Your Ph. D. contest. Making Her research...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Biochemistry, Biology, Climate, Computer Science, Engineering, Health and Medicine, Physics and Chemistry, Science Policy, The Brain, Video on 11 18th, 2010 | No Comments

Obama Awards National Science Medals

President Obama bestowed medals on researchers and scientists in a ceremony in the East Room on Wednesday. The President presented the National Medal of Science to ten eminent researchers and the National Medal of Technology and Innovation to three individuals and a three-person team for a wide range...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Biochemistry, Climate, Climate Change, Ecology, Marine Science, Physics and Chemistry, Video on 11 10th, 2009 | No Comments

Science Teachers off to Antarctica

Gary Wesche is counting the days. It’s down to 14 now before he heads to Antarctica as part of a scientific expedition. KMBC’s Bev Chapman reports from St. Regis Catholic School in Kansas City. Wesche’s expedition to study ice sheets is organized by PolarTREC where you can follow Gary’s...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Biochemistry, Featured Articles, Food and Nutrition, Physics and Chemistry, SciClips, Video on 11 6th, 2009 | 2 Comments

Beer’s Organileptic Chemistry

Beer has been flavoring human culture for at least 9,000 years. During that time, the rich brew has transformed and evolved to satisfy the complex palates of the time. Now, science is a driving force in making beer. And, understanding some of the chemistry can refine color, aroma and flavor. More Info: IBU...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Biochemistry, Climate Change, Ecology, Environment, Geology, Oceanography, Physics and Chemistry, SciClips on 10 16th, 2009 | No Comments

Arctic Tipping Point on the Horizon

Evidence of global warming is hitting the Arctic harder than anywhere else. The rate of climate change is twice that of the rest of the world. And, now scientists are discovering the Arctic region plays an important role in capturing atmospheric carbon, both in the ocean and on land. But that delicate...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Animals, Anthropology, Astronomy, Biochemistry, Biology, Computer Science, Diseases, Ecology, Environment, Geology, Health and Medicine, Marine Science, Oceanography, Physics and Chemistry, Podcast, SciClips, Space on 10 13th, 2009 | No Comments

Science Sticks its Head in the Cloud

Visualization of a river bed created using VisTrails, a system developed by University of Utah computer scientists Photo by: Juliana Freire and Claudio Silva, University of Utah A two-year experiment to build a framework to analyze the massive amount of data scientists are collecting will push research...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Animals, Anthropology, Biochemistry, Economics, Health and Medicine, Math, Physics and Chemistry, SciClips, Scientainment, SciLebs on 10 8th, 2009 | No Comments

Ig Nobel Prizes Irreverent in Science

While most serious scientists are wringing their hands, wondering who will win the Nobel prizes, a different group of scientists is celebrating the lighter–but just as bona fide–side of science. The 19th First Annual Ig Nobel Prize ceremony shined a silly look at science at Harvard last...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Biochemistry, Biology, Health and Medicine, Physics and Chemistry, SciClips on 10 7th, 2009 | No Comments

Nobel Prizes Crown Science Winners

Every year (since 1901) the Nobel Foundation has been honoring the final wish of Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite. This year the three science prizes went to nine scientists who overcame a big biology problem, harnessed light and unraveled the mechanism at the heart of a cell. Nobel Prize for...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Biochemistry, Climate, Climate Change, Diseases, Environment, Featured Articles, Greenovation, Health and Medicine, Marine Science, Oceanography, Politics, SciClips on 10 1st, 2009 | No Comments

U.S. Chamber of Commerce Calls for Global Warming Trial

The biggest business lobby in the U.S. is pushing for the EPA to hold a public hearing to debate the science of global warming. The move, calling for the Scopes monkey trial of the 21st Century, is proving too much for some chamber members, from big utilities to Nike and Johnson & Johnson. Yesterday,...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Biochemistry, Bioethics, Biofuels, Biology, Diseases, Featured Articles, Genomics, Greenovation, Health and Medicine, New Species, SciClips on 09 22nd, 2009 | No Comments

Synthetic Biology Takes on a Life of Its Own

A Yeast Cell with Synthetic Genes, courtesy of Dr. Pamela Silver, Harvard Medical School Life is often stranger than fiction. But the direction that biology is heading, synthetic life could be stranger than science fiction. The emerging field of synthetic biology is moving closer and closer to creating...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Animals, Biochemistry, Biology, Diseases, Genomics, Health and Medicine, Marine Science, New Species, Oceanography, SciClips on 09 18th, 2009 | 1 Comment

Discovering an Ocean of Medicine

Amy Wright Collects Samples While Diving, courtesy of Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute at Florida Atlantic University Cures to the most mundane and deadly illnesses have been found deep in the jungles, high in the mountains and hidden in the rainforests. But until recently not many scientists were...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Biochemistry, Consumer Safety, Engineering, Environment, Health and Medicine, SciClips on 07 24th, 2008 | No Comments

Toxic Chemicals Found in Air Fresheners and Laundry Products

New research from University of Washington shows that the sweet, pleasant smells in fragrances that dominate air fresheners and laundry detergents may strike a sour health note when analyzed chemically. The researcher found toxic chemicals that are considered hazardous by the federal government. But...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Biochemistry, Biofuels, Engineering, Greenovation, Physics and Chemistry on 04 10th, 2008 | No Comments

Sugar-Powered Cars

Percival Zhang, courtesy of Virginia Tech Someday fossil fuels will no longer fill our gas tanks. But what will replace gas as the fuel of the future? Some are betting that we will become a hydrogen economy. But there are many barriers blocking the way. A Virginia Tech chemist thinks he’s overcome...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Biochemistry, Diseases, Health and Medicine, Podcast, SciClips, SciLebs on 08 7th, 2007 | No Comments

Short Tensin Span

Dr. Yoseph Yarden, Weizmann Institute for Science A group of scientists hot on the trail of what makes cancer spread has discovered a protein that might be responsible. Short Tensin Span [ 1:34 ]

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Biochemistry, Books, Marine Science, Nanotechnology, Podcast, SciClips on 06 25th, 2007 | No Comments

Nano Bucks

Dr. Robert Tanguay Zebrafish embryo Will particles smaller than a virus or many chemical compounds hurt people, animals or the environment? That is the unanswered question of nanotechnology and one of the biggest fears. Government agencies are starting to fund scientists looking at this question...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Biochemistry, Diseases, Health and Medicine, Podcast, Politics, SciClips on 06 7th, 2007 | No Comments

Stem Sell

The medical use of embryonic stem cells is a considerable source of controversy. But the practice might be more easily sold to the public now that a team of scientists has figured out how to turn adult cells into stem cells. It works in mice. Now science just has to prove it works in humans. Stem...

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