Joshua Alcantara – The Loh Down On Science

Issue with Tissue Regeneration

November 18, 2025 Joshua Alcantara

Tissue regeneration isn’t out of earshot! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Rabbits regenerate ear tissue like no other. What’s their evolutionary secret? Ask Weifeng Lin and team at the National Institute of Biological Sciences, Beijing. They found a gene called Aldehyde1A2 that was active

Fire Safety, Hot Tips

November 11, 2025 Joshua Alcantara

Only YOU can prevent … structure fires?! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. What factors can help buildings survive wildfires? Maryam Zamanialaei and team at U-C Berkeley sifted for answers. They analyzed CALFIRE data on structures burned during wildfires between twenty-thirteen and twenty-twenty two.