Rockabye ultrasound… This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Imagine hibernating like a bear. That’d be great for healing or saving energy on a space flight. Who’s working on this? Meet Yaoheng Yang and Hong Chen from Washington University, St. Louis. They put ultrasound caps on
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Got a rodent problem? Here’s some GNAW-ledge to sink your teeth into! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Doctors Anderson Feijó and Alyssa Stringer at the Field Museum of Natural History gave us a SQUEAK peek into urban evolution. Skulls of rodents living in Chicago
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Could physics predict a crowd crush before it starts? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. A “crowd crush” can happen when too many people pack into a tight space. It’s dangerous! The pressure can stop you from moving – or even breathing. Enter physicist Francois
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Cancer cures don’t grow on trees! Or do they? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. To Celtic Druids, the yew tree symbolized death and resurrection. Today, it could mean… anti-cancer medication! Why? Yew tree needles contain the chemical Baccatin Three. If researchers could synthesize it,
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Turtle SHELL-FIE! WAVE hello! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Tracking sea creatures in the ocean can help us conserve endangered species. Enter Jessica Harvey-Carroll and team from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. They wanted to better understand sea turtle migration. Using time depth recorders,
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Is science cutting corners… with DNA!? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Gene therapy often hits a roadblock because inserting whole genes usually requires chopping DNA. This risks errors and unwanted mutations. How can we stop the chop? Isaac Witte and team from Harvard developed
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Is there really such a thing as a “guilt-free” drink? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. We’ve all seen the labels: “Sugar-free” “Zero calories”. But are those artificial sweeteners really harmless? Enter Charlotte Debras and team from Sorbonne Paris Nord University. They tracked over one
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Declutter … your brain?! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Our brains have tiny blood vessels that help drain out cellular waste. So do clogged brain vessels mean weaker learning and memory? Kyungdeok Kim and team at Washington University went down the brain drain. After blocking
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Click it or… raffle ticket?! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Less than half of motorists report using their seatbelt regularly. WTF! Do we need to PAY people to care about safety? Jeffrey Ebert and team from Penn State say… yeah. For ten weeks, eleven
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No sunlight and few snacks… sounds like paradise… for an anglerfish! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. For decades, scientists assumed harsh deep-sea conditions limited evolution. No sunlight and fewer resources could lead to fewer weird fish. But is that true? Elizabeth Miller and team
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