Can dark matter shine bright? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Dark matter is an invisible substance all around us, with gravitational pull. We don’t know what it’s made of, or where it came from… but ancient stars might illuminate the picture. It’s theorized that
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Is the cure for cancer in… WHALES?! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Big animals need TONS of cell divisions to grow. That means more chances for DNA oopsies – AKA CANCER. But bowhead whales – despite their size – AREN’T more prone to cancer!!
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Who knows what secrets lie deep below the shadowy water? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. So, what’s lurking in a lake’s muddy bottom? Minerals! They quietly keep aquatic ecosystems running. But studying them? Not so quiet… or easy. Enter Mason Thackston and team from
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Let’s break bread… This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Wheat feeds billions globally. But where did this journey begin? Enter Fei Lu and team from the Chinese Academy of Sciences. They analyzed the DNA of over seven hundred wheat types, from wild grasses to modern
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Rover, watch your mouth! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. The University of San Diego has been teaching dogs to talk!… by pressing soundboard buttons. Each button plays a different word. Some dogs have constructed fully coherent phrases. But are they just following their owner’s
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Think zombies are scary? What about awakening ancient frozen monsters?! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Imagine being on a research dig in the Arctic, where you discover thirteen viruses… from fifty thousand years ago! That’s what happened to Jean-Marie Alempic and team at France’s
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Brain surgery is a gamble, but the odds just got better! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Removing brain tumors is tricky — surgeons can’t immediately tell the difference between cancerous and healthy brain cells. But wait… Enter Dr. Sachi Maeda and team from Nagoya
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What’s inside a cosmic snowball? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Between stars drift icy time capsules! They might hold clues to how life began. Let’s take a peek! Enter Hanna Bouwman and team from Leiden University. They built a huge library of space-ice samples. Each has
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Blood is thicker than… OATMEAL?! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Extra weight brings extra fat to your blood, and heart trouble. What if we could dodge it without losing a pound? Enter Stefanie Zorn’s team at the University of Cambridge . They studied a
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Ready for a dia-beatdown? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. In Type-1 diabetes, the immune system attacks the pancreas, stopping insulin production. This messes up blood sugar regulation. Patients need daily insulin injections to survive. Is there another way? Enter Trevor Riechman and team at
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