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David Brenner
A new weapon in the fight against superbugs
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Natsai Audrey Chieza
Fashion has a pollution problem — can biology fix it?
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Giulia Enders
The surprisingly charming science of your gut
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Anne Madden
Meet the microscopic life in your home — and on your face
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Katrina Spade
When I die, recompose me
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Katie Hinde
What we don't know about mother's milk
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Mar 2017
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Caitlin Doughty
A burial practice that nourishes the planet
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7:20
Ani Liu
Smelfies, and other experiments in synthetic biology
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Feb 2017
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Deepika Kurup
A young scientist's quest for clean water
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15:45
Juan Enriquez
What will humans look like in 100 years?
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Nov 2016
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11:55
Lisa Dyson
A forgotten Space Age technology could change how we grow food
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Jul 2016
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12:51
Lisa Nip
How humans could evolve to survive in space
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Mar 2016
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6:28
Raymond Wang
How germs travel on planes — and how we can stop them
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Dec 2015
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4:11
Tal Danino
Programming bacteria to detect cancer (and maybe treat it)
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May 2015
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12:11
Heather Barnett
What humans can learn from semi-intelligent slime
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Jul 2014
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7:24
Louie Schwartzberg
Hidden miracles of the natural world
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Apr 2014
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9:20
Miranda Wang and Jeanny Yao
Two young scientists break down plastics with bacteria
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Jul 2013
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11:20
Tyler DeWitt
Hey science teachers — make it fun
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Feb 2013
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6:41
Munir Virani
Why I love vultures
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Nov 2012
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14:23
Jonathan Eisen
Meet your microbes
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Jul 2012
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3:01
Damian Palin
Mining minerals from seawater
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Jun 2012
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7:10
Nathan Wolfe
What's left to explore?
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May 2012
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11:37
Melissa Garren
The sea we've hardly seen
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May 2012
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5:31
Christina Warinner
Tracking ancient diseases using ... plaque
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Apr 2012
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18:51
Christoph Adami
Finding life we can't imagine
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Oct 2011
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6:40
Suzanne Lee
Grow your own clothes
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May 2011
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11:43
Magnus Larsson
Turning dunes into architecture
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Nov 2009
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18:14
Bonnie Bassler
How bacteria "talk"
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Apr 2009
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12:15
Nathan Wolfe
The jungle search for viruses
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Mar 2009
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17:51
Paul Ewald
Can we domesticate germs?
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May 2008
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