Bitten for Science

What if one man’s veins … held the ultimate snakebite cure! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Traditional antivenoms? They’re made from animal blood – YUCK! That can lead to allergic reactions, and they only work for specific snakes’ poison. Is there a simpler solution?

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A Flu Cure in Spitting Distance

Next year’s flu shot may come from llamas!? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Flu vaccines help us make antibodies — trained assassins that target bad bugs!  But flu comes in many strains, which are always changing. This makes it challenging to predict the most

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DVD Extras

Is a new aid in treating heart disease. . . Netflix? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Streaming movies on demand has killed the D-V-D. What to do with the old disks? You only need so many suncatchers, right? Enter Hua-Zhong Yu’s team at the

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