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February 6, 2014

Phish tales and Zapping mosquito bites


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Sperm can smell by Ian Woolf,
Mosquito bite zapping by Ian Woolf,
Phishing tales by Ian Woolf,
presented and produced by Ian Woolf

Odorant receptor-mediated sperm activation in disease vector mosquitoes


Zanza-Click
Portable device for treating insect bites and the like (patent)
Study of a Device to Relieve Mosquito Bite Itching
HIGH VOLTAGE SHOCK TREATMENT FOR SNAKE BITE
Primitive Electrocleansing - A World Wide Phenomenon
Histamine-induced itch and its relationship with pain
Cutaneous mechanisms in pruritus induction


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February 10, 2014

Stem cells for ailing hearts


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Flying snakes by Ian Woolf
Dr Alexis Bosman speaks with Ian Woolf about creating stem cells to understand inherited heart disease.
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf


Dr Alexis Bosman
Cell Reprogramming Australia
Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute

Patient fibroblasts (skin cells) in culture before being induced into stem cells from Victor Chang Cardiac Institute


an induced pluripotent stem cell colony from Victor Chang Cardiac Institute

a single cardiomyocyte (heart cell) derived from differentiated induced pluripotent stem cells stained with a fluorescent marker showing the expression of a structural protein associated with cellular contraction, cardiac troponin T from Victor Chang Cardiac Institute
Aerodynamics of the flying snake Chrysopelea paradisi: how a bluff body cross-sectional shape contributes to gliding performance

February 17, 2014

Embryonic stem cells and crocodiles


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Crocodiles climb, and use tools, while alligators make video by Ian Woolf,
Michael Morris spoke with Ian Woolf about investigating the basic science of embryology to find out how embryonic stem cells become all other cells.
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf


Michael Morris
Climbing behaviour in extant crocodilians
Crocodilians use tools for hunting




Animal-Borne Imaging Reveals Novel Insights into the Foraging Behaviors and Diel Activity of a Large-Bodied Apex Predator, the American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis)
Watch: Alligators' Hunting Secrets Revealed by Crittercams

February 24, 2014

Aging brains and Ciguatera


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Fukushima reactor spills radioactive water yet again by Ian Woolf,
Dr Nady Braidy talks about toxins causing neuro-degenerative age-related brain diseases, and Ciguatera Fish Poison.
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf



How ciguatoxins reach humans to cause Ciguatera fish poisoning


How BMAA causes ALS

How Saxitoxins reach humans

How harmful algal blooms can introduce neurotoxins to humans

Save Japan's homeless from over-exposure to radiation!
TEPCO discovers 100-tonne radioactive water leak at Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan (ABC)
Worst Spill in 6 Months Is Reported at Fukushima (NYT)
SPECIAL REPORT- Japan's homeless recruited for murky Fukushima clean-up (Reuters)
Homeless Fukushima Cleanup Workers Scammed out of Wages
Japan's homeless 'recruited' for cleaning up Fukushima nuclear plant
Homeless in Japan hired to clean up Fukushima nuclear radiation
Tell Japan to End Mob Exploitation of Homeless Workers in Fukushima Cleanup


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