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SciShow
3 Things We Can Do to Stop Ebola
SciShow News explains the science behind the latest efforts to stop the spread of ebola: including airport screenings, treatments for patients, and developments in the search for a vaccine.
SciShow
How To Make Antivenom
Bitten by a venomous snake? There's hope! French scientist Albert Calmette developed the first snake antivenom in the late 1890s, and did such a good job that we use his technique to this day. Antivenom works by stimulating the...
SciShow
Human Connectome
Hank briefs us on a fascinating project that aims to map the anatomical and functional pathways of the brain - a neural network called the human connectome.
The Daily Conversation
Human-Animal Chimeras, The Future of Medicine?
An ethically questionable new genetic technique attempts to grow human organs inside of pigs.
PBS
HIV/AIDS: What Can We Learn From America's Last Epidemic?
America's last major epidemic was the HIV/AIDS crisis of 1980s and 1990s. In order to better understand our current circumstances, Danielle is looking back at the legacies of action and inaction surrounding HIV/AIDS and how the...
Nature League
Should We Keep Using Lab Rats? The Debate Over Model Organisms
This week on Nature League, Brit discusses the concept of model organisms and offers some arguments for and against their use. Get your Critically Endangered Sharks poster here! Only on sale through May 30th.
Neuro Transmissions
UCSD Scientists Explain How They Spend NIH Funds
President Trumpês proposed budget will cut $7 billion in NIH funding - over 20% of the total NIH budget. You might be wondering, where does that NIH money get spent? This week, we interviewed some UCSD Neuroscientists to tell you about...
Neuro Transmissions
How the NIH Funds American Science
President Trumpês proposed budget will cut $7 billion in NIH funding - over 20% of the total NIH budget. You might be wondering, where does NIH money go? This week, we heard from scientists across the country about their NIH funded...
Healthcare Triage
Women and Minorities Get Fewer NIH Research Grants
The peer review process for awarding NIH grants has some problems. Less money is being awarded, and the buying power of the NIH has declined. What's going on with the peer review system?
Neuro Transmissions
What Are Overhead Payments?
The administration has proposed a cut of nearly $6 billion to the NIH budget in 2018. They say that no research will be directly affected because the NIH budget will trim inefficient, "wasteful" overhead payments. But what are those...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: What I Do and How Much I Make
Dr. Matthew Goers shares how he is using his medical training and passion for public health to combat diseases around the world. Learn about his joint roles as an Epidemic Intelligence Service Officer for the Centers for Disease Control...