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New Genetic Clues to the Mystery of Your Giant Brain
Big-brained scientists have found the mechanism that may have allowed their brains (and all humans') to get so big.
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Mitochondria Are the Powerhouse of… Alzheimer’s?
Some researchers think mitochondria could be hiding the key to Alzheimer's disease. And we may have a new strategy to fight the threat that the global banana industry has been facing for decades.
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How One Disease Changed What We Know About Medicine - Twice
Searching for a cure for rickets led to the discovery of vitamin D. Fortifying foods with vitamin D led to another disease, and a whole new way to view genetic disease in general.
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Conservation Genomics and Kizmit the Porcupine: SciShow Talk Show
Brit Garner, host of SciShow Psych, talks about the research she's doing in conservation genetics/genomics, and Jessi from Animal Wonders shows off an African crested porcupine!
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Why Sexy Is Sexy
Hank delves into the scientific reasons behind why we are attracted to the people we're attracted to. It's complicated.
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Why Scurvy Doesn't Make Sense to Science
Scurvy isn't just a silly word used by pirates- it's actually a serious disease caused by a lack of Vitamin C that still occurs today! But did you know that our distant ancestors could make their own Vitamin C, making it impossible to...
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Whiteflies Destroy Crops Thanks to a Stolen Plant Gene | SciShow News
The silverleaf whitefly – a very prolific pest – is the only insect that we know of with a functional stolen plant gene.
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Where Did That One Thick, Dark Hair Come From?
Some days you look in the mirror and find a long dark hair where it didn't use to be. Maybe you're going through puberty, pregnancy, or menopause. Maybe you're not. But either way, that hair didn't appear out of nowhere. It just went...
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Cephalopods Have a Totally Wild Way of Adapting
With their squishy bodies and color-changing abilities, octopuses and other cephalopods already look like our planet’s resident aliens. But researchers have discovered yet another thing that separates them from most other animals on...
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What Can You Actually Learn from Your Genome?
Genetic tests can give you advice about what lifestyle, diet, and level of exercise are best for you. But you should take those suggestions with a grain of salt, because, when it comes to our bodies, our genes aren’t so much an open...
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Do Bacterial Cells Store Memories?
Some bacteria seem to be using a type of memory to help them alter future behaviors, based on their past experiences.
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Can Your Cat Change Color?
Brown cats are something of a rarity, but you may have something pretty close.
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We’re Teaching Robots and AI to Design New Drugs
It might sound like a concept from science fiction, but artificial intelligence is already facilitating the development process behind some pharmaceuticals. Hosted by: Michael Aranda
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Chimera Cats and Your Mom
Hank talks about chimeras, and why Venus the cat probably isn't one - but your mom might be!
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Are Blue Eyes Endangered?
SciShow explains the genetics -- and physics -- behind why blue eyes are blue, and what the future may be for the trait. Spoiler alert: Blue eyes aren’t really blue! SciShow explains!
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6 Delightfully Goth Animals
When you see a black cat, you might think of witches and goth bands, but they're also a great example of a melanistic animal, and they're not the only ones!
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4 Ways CRISPR Is More Than Just Gene Editing
While it’s probably most famous for its role in gene editing, CRISPR does more than just that: its ability to precisely cut and alter DNA could lead to new antibiotics, faster diagnosis tools, and more.
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We Found a Bunch of New Eye Color Genes | SciShow News
This week, scientists have managed to make tear gland organoids that cry, and have also found a bunch of new genes involved in eye color!
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The Real Paleo Diet
The paleo diet is becoming more popular, but research suggests its claims aren’t all that scientific. Hosted by: Michael Aranda
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Gregor Mendel: Great Minds
Hank brings us the story of Gregor Mendel, the Austrian monk who, with the help of a garden full of pea plants, discovered the fundamental properties of inheritance and paved the way for modern genetics. He also gives us the dirt on a...
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7 Organisms That Can Clean Toxic Waste
Toxic waste, by definition, is harmful to living things, but there are actually a bunch of plants, animals, fungi, and microbes that can help us clean it up! Hosted by: Olivia Gordon
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How the First Americans Got There
This week, researches published a genetic analysis of the 11,500-year-old remains of a baby found in Alaska, near where the first Americans crossed the Bering land bridge. That analysis has answered some lingering questions about human...
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What the CRISPR Embryo Editing Study Really Taught Us
What did the recent study using the CRISPR gene editing technique actually entail, and what did we learn from it? Hosted by: Hank Green
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Precision Medicine and the Science of Clumsy Robots
Today on SciShow News we talk about a new research effort that is aiming to revolutionize how we treat disease. We also discuss the video where Boston Dynamics shows off it's new version of the Atlas robot by using a hockey stick to mess...