5 Most Scary Looking Diseases
[6:26] WARNING: SOME IMAGES MAY NOT BE FOR ALL. Diseases have always been a part of human history. These scary looking di…
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How Genetic Defects Cause Microcephaly
[0:55] In a very severe, genetic form of microcephaly, stem cells in the brain fail to divide, according to a new study th…
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Does This Village in China Hold the Key to Living Past 100?
[6:36] In Bama County, Guangxi, China, living past the age of a hundred isn’t just commonplace, it’s beco…
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The science is in: Exercise isn’t the best way to lose weight
[4:56] Why working out is great for health, but not for weight loss, explained in five minutes. [Source: Vox YouTube l…
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Hans Rosling: 200 Countries, 200 Years, 4 Minutes
[4:47] Hans Rosling’s famous lectures combine enormous quantities of public data with a sport’s commen…
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How Mosquitoes Use Six Needles to Suck Your Blood
[3:17] Seen up close, the anatomy of a mosquito bite is terrifying. The most dangerous animal in the world uses six needl…
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Can We Create New Humans With Bacteria?
[3:50] Scientists took 473 genes and created a cell that survived and reproduced on its own! How do scientists combine g…
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Food and Addiction: Vitamins and Supplements: An Evidence-Based Approach
[1:27:57] Dr. Jeffrey Tice, UCSF Department of Medicine, looks at vitamin use and the benefits and harms from these die…
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How can your teeth affect your performance in sport?
[2:34] Dr Rebecca Moazzez—Director of the Oral Clinical Research Unit, King’s College London Dental Instituteâ…
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Dennis Dougherty: Chemistry on the Brain
[11:20] On Friday, April 29, 2016, Caltech celebrated the launch of Break Through: The Caltech Campaign—an ambitio…
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