Goggles Optional Shorts

We dissect the process of quantum encryption and how to securely deliver top-secret messages. Episode 31: Spy encryption 

Radioactive waste is extremely toxic, but how can we properly dispose of it?  What are some possible solutions?  We dive into options that could very well save not only our environment, but our Earth as a whole. Episode 31: Spy encryption

We travel back in history to ancient Greece where individuals would tattoos the decoding algorithm for their message onto head of a slave and send the slave along to the recipient of the message.  How could the encrypted message be intercepted halfway? Episode 31: Spy encryption

Build-a-bear or build a genome?   We highlight the remarkable creation of a semi-synthetic organism with an expanded genetic alphabet. Episode 28: The Rice of Synthetic Biology

Mice?  Men?  A cardboard cutout of Paris Hilton?  We delve into how mice can detect the gender of a person through exhibiting fewer signs of pain when handled by male experimenters. Episode 27: Of Mice and Men  

We break down exactly what antibiotic resistance entails and the future ramifications of being unable to control widespread diseases such as malaria or tuberculosis as the body becomes immune to drugs. Episode 27: Of Mice and Men

How are RNA-protein interactions different than DNA-protein interactions?  Grad students Jason Buenrostro and Lauren Chircus explain that it might be just as simple as a wavy piece of silly string versus a linear rope. Episode 25: A new way to Array 

Dr. Travis Maures breaks down his study on nematodes and answers some of our questions concerning how the presence of male worms affects the lifespan of neighboring worms. Episode 7: He’ll be the death of me!

Authors Jessica Ferreyra and Katharine Ng discuss why the community of germs in our intestines is beneficial. Episode 6: You’ve got a friend in poo