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Teach Me in 10 – Engineering a Decoy Receptor for SARS-CoV-2 With Dr Erik Procko, Part I
It's time for another installment of Teach Me in 10. This week, we're bringing you a two-part series with Dr Erik Procko from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, who teaches us about the concept of "decoy" receptors and how they could be used against SARS-CoV-2.
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Studying Single Cells To Defeat Viruses
Scientists report a new technique that can not only identify and quantify viral RNA in living cells, but also detect minor changes in RNA sequences that might give viruses an edge or make some people “superspreaders.”
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Teach Me in 10 – Cancer, Evolution and the Science of Life With Dr Kat Arney
In this installment of Teach Me in 10 we're joined by the award-winning science writer, broadcaster and public speaker Dr Kat Arney. Where did cancer come from, where is it going and how might we beat it? Dr Arney explains all in less than 10 minutes.
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The Last Living Members of an Extinct Species
Dig into how scientists are attempting to revive the functionally extinct northern white rhino through artificial reproduction.
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Teach Me in 10 – 500 Women Scientists With Lauren Edwards
In this Teach Me in 10, we're joined by Lauren Edwards, director for the Fellowship for the Future and leader of the Reproductive Justice Initiative at 500 Women Scientists. Lauren teaches us about how 500WS came to be, the mission and vision of the organization, and provides a handy tutorial on how to use the Request a Woman in STEMM platform.
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Why Don't Elephants Get Cancer?
A study led by the Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah could explain why elephants rarely get cancer.
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How Flying Snakes Glide Through the Air
Flying snakes glide through the air, flattening their bodies to provide lift. But as they glide they seem to swim, undulating their bodies from side to side. Now a team in the United States has used motion capture technology to study snake gliding in precise detail. Their models reveal that undulation is vital for the snake’s stability as they glide from branch to branch.
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Teach Me in 10 – Visualizing Biological Processes With Elizabeth Neumann
In this installment of Teach Me in 10, we are delighted to welcome Elizabeth K. Neumann from Vanderbilt University’s Mass Spectrometry Research Center. How can imaging mass spectrometry be used to study biological processes within the body? Watch this Teach Me in 10 to find out!
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COVID-19 - The Big Questions 6 Months On
The global scientific machine has jumped into action to combat the coronavirus, but there are still many unanswered questions surrounding the nature of immunity, whether the virus is mutating and how effective a vaccine may be.
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How the Novel Coronavirus Infects a Cell: Science, Simplified
An animated look at how the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19 enters the body and infects cells.
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