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Protocol video: simple and efficient detection of mycoplasma contamination in cell culture
VideoEZ-PCR Mycoplasma Detection Kit designed for routine screening and detection of over 90 species of mycoplasma through an easy-to-use, yet highly-specific PCR assay with a detection limit of 10 CFU/mL.
The challenges of flash and preparative chromatography - live Q&A webinar
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Team Builds the First Living Robots
VideoScientists from UVM and Tufts repurposed living cells scraped from frog embryos and assembled them into entirely new life-forms.
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Pharmacogenomics: DNA, Drugs and Dosage
VideoA medication that works for one person may not be as effective for others, or may cause side effects. One of the reasons for this is variation in your DNA.
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The US Military Gave Out Shark Repellent for Years. . . So Why Did They Stop?
VideoPeople have been developing different forms of shark repellent for decades, the military even issued a chemical shark repellent called “Shark Chaser” to pilots, sailors, and astronauts(!) from the end of World War II through the start of the Vietnam War. Thing is… it didn’t really work. Learn why they bothered passing it out, or even created it in the first place.
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Why Do Animals Have Such Different Lifespans?
VideoFor the microscopic lab worm C. elegans, life equates to just a few short weeks on Earth. The bowhead whale, on the other hand, can live over two hundred years. Why are these lifespans so different? And what does it really mean to ‘age' anyway? Joao Pedro de Magalhaes explains why the pace of aging varies greatly across animals.
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Could a Breathalyzer Detect Cancer?
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How Naloxone Saves Lives in Opioid Overdose
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What Is a Chemical Reaction?
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Are DNA Testing Kits Good?
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3 Big Things We Learned About the Brain in 2019
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A Stroke of Bad Luck: The 2019 Paget Lecture by Professor Dame Nancy Rothwell
VideoWatch Professor Dame Nancy Rothwell, President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Manchester give the 2019 Paget Lecture. She presents her ground breaking work on stroke and the role of inflammation in brain damage, that has recently translated into clinical trials.
