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Contact lenses that could treat glaucoma, and could you get more out of a 20-minute workout than a 4-hour one? Also, a nose for identification, and why we can't smell deadly carbon monoxide gas.
Rare Earth Roundup
Rare earth elements make many modern technologies possible, but extracting them results in large amounts of toxic waste.
Sleepwalking Brains
A listener asks what's going on in the brain when someone is sleepwalking.
High Intensity Workouts
A few short bursts of high-intensity exercise may be more effective than hours of conventional training.
Ocean Creature Roundup
Small marine creatures called sea squirts are helping medical researchers test treatments for Alzheimer's disease.
Body Batteries
A new coating for rubber surfaces may make it possible for our bodies to power electric gadgets.
Marine Epilepsy
Algal blooms can cause epileptic symptoms in sea lions and other marine mammals.
Dolphin Viruses
Dolphins are the only animal besides humans known to get multiple papillomaviruses, but unlike humans they don't develop cervical cancer.
Sea Slug Photosynthesis
A species of sea slug begins to harvest energy from the sun after eating algae.
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MARINE LIFE: Photosynthesizing sea slugs, epileptic sea lions, dolphin viruses and whale diversity.
Anti-Cancer Roundup
The analytic tools of supercomputers are helping researchers identify potential new drugs.
Teen Brains & Drinking
Teen binge drinking causes brain damage and cognitive impairments that may be permanent.
Language & Music
Evidence from patients with brain damage suggests that music and language overlap in the brain.
Germs & Genes
Our genes affect our vulnerability to different kinds of infectious diseases.
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TECHNOLOGY REPORT: Lung-powered batteries, a spider-inspired water-repellent, art-restoring lasers, the health risks of polycarbonate plastics, and more.
Driving & Talking
Driving interferes with speaking and language comprehension.
Bad Plastic
Polycarbonate plastics that contain a chemical called bisphenol A can disrupt normal reproductive development in both rodents and humans.
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AAAS ANNUAL MEETING SPECIAL - How diabetes benefits dolphins, dolphin intelligence and welfare update, looking for new drugs from the sea, and how genes affect your susceptibility to germs.
Mussel Glue
A glue inspired by mussels may help prevent premature labor or miscarriages.
One-Atom Linchpin
A single calcium atom can make or break a bacterium's movement – and infectiousness.
Synthetic Blood
Researchers have created synthetic red blood cells in the lab.
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ANIMALS: DNA analysis confirms virgin birth in sharks, bonobos are forever young, elephant genes fight disease, and mussel glue inspires medical sealants.