Lectures tagged "Museum of Science Boston"

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Wild Trees: Uncharted Canopy Biosphere of Redwoods
Richard Preston
May 9, 2007
01:04:37
Richard Preston, author of The Hot Zone, tells the story of Steve Sillett and Marie Antoine and a group of botanists and amateur naturalists who discovered a mysterious world hidden above California.
Evolution of Sex: Rethinking the Y Chromosome
David Page
March 27, 2007
00:52:59
David Page examines the Y chromosome's architectural beauty, evolutionary dynamism, and critical role in male infertility.
Unexpected Interface: Proteins and Evolutionary Change
Susan Lindquist
March 20, 2007
00:59:59
Susan Lindquist describes protein folding, and how this phenomenon allows orgnisms to evolve rapidly in response to new environmental conditions. All proteins start out as long strings of amino acids. Before a protein can function, it must fold into an extremely precise, highly complex structure.
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Evolution as a Tool Kit for Understanding Human Disease
Harvey Lodish
March 13, 2007
00:33:58
Harvey Lodish explains how research on "lower" organisms has provided insights into, and facilitated development of therapies for, several human diseases. Comprehensive studies of genes and proteins from many organisms are giving us an extraordinary documentation of the history of life.
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Puzzles and Perils at the Top of the World
Andrew Revkin
December 1, 2006
01:10:55
Andrew Revkin details his fascinating adventure to the icy outer limits of earth with a team of scientists whose task was to determine the natural and man-made causes of dramatic climate changes in the Arctic.
Nanotechnology and Cancer Drug Discovery
Cynthia Bamdad
October 29, 2006
00:11:33
Cynthia Bamdad, chief scientific officer of Minerva Biotechnologies Corporation, describes her company's nanoparticle-sized biochips and how they are being used to understand how cancer starts and how