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Science Friday: Personal Genome Project
The Personal Genome Project started at Harvard University is a human genetics project that aims to put the personal genomes and health data of participants online to share with other researchers. One goal is to make this type of...
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Npr: Listening to Elephants
National Public Radio tells the story of Katy Payne and her attempts to study the Bai elephants of central Africa by listening to them. Great pictures and audio clips, plus documentation of Ms. Payne's fear that her research will be used...
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Mapping Human Genetic Diversity
Researchers working on the Human Genome Project have been able to map human genetic variation across populations and continents. They were able to trace human ancestry back to Africa, and determine the genetic history of a number of...
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Silk Stretches Drugs' Shelf Life to New Lengths
David Kaplan, a biomedical engineer, discusses his lab's research into how to store vaccines and antibiotics without refrigeration. Their method involves wrapping them in silk. It holds great promise for making these medicines more...
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Science Friday: Happy Birthday, Seti@home
An interview with scientist Dan Werthimer about the SETI@home project which started in 1999. Volunteers around the world use their own computers to help search for extraterrestrial communications. Aired May 22, 2009 [10:37]
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Science Friday: Cancer Genome Sequenced
Researchers studying the genetics of cancer have sequenced the complete cancer genome of a person with acute myeloid leukemia. We'll talk with one of the scientists on the project about the work and what researchers hope to learn from...
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