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An Ocean of Viruses
Viruses abound in the world’s oceans, yet researchers are only beginning to understand how they affect life and chemistry from the water’s surface to the sea floor
Read more here
http://www.the-scientist.com/?articles.view/articleNo/36120/title/An-Ocean-of-Viruses/
Read more here
http://www.the-scientist.com/?articles.view/articleNo/36120/title/An-Ocean-of-Viruses/
Going Viral
From therapeutics to gene transfer, bacteriophages offer a sustainable and powerful method of controlling microbes.
Read more here
http://www.the-scientist.com/?articles.view/articleNo/37208/title/Going-Viral/
Read more here
http://www.the-scientist.com/?articles.view/articleNo/37208/title/Going-Viral/
When Infections Spillover
In his new book Spillover writer David Quammen traces the evolution of Ebola, HIV and other diseases that moved from animals to humans. Quammen describes how scientists look for the reservoirs of the infectious agents, and what might be done to prevent the next pandemic.
Listen here
http://www.sciencefriday.com/playlist/#play/segment/8947
Listen here
http://www.sciencefriday.com/playlist/#play/segment/8947
Nathan Wolfe: The Jungle Search for Viruses
Nathan Wolfe Interview: The Viral Storm
Supreme Court Asks: Can Human Genes Be Patented?
Aubrey De Gray: A Roadmap to End Aging
Dr. Aubrey David Nicholas Jasper de Grey is an English author and theoretician in the field of gerontology, and the Chief Science Officer of the SENS Research Foundation. He is editor-in-chief of the academic journal Rejuvenation Research, author of The Mitochondrial Free Radical Theory of Aging (1999) and co-author of Ending Aging (2007). He is known for his view that human beings alive today could live to lifespans far in excess of any authenticated cases.
Watch his TED Talks Video Here
http://www.ted.com/talks/aubrey_de_grey_says_we_can_avoid_aging.html?%80%8e
Watch his TED Talks Video Here
http://www.ted.com/talks/aubrey_de_grey_says_we_can_avoid_aging.html?%80%8e