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Jun 10, 2019 • 5min

How mosquitos survive raindrops

David Hu describes his research on how mosquitos survive collisions with raindrops, which could help design better flying robots.
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Jun 10, 2019 • 5min

The evolution of music from noise

Bob MacCallum explores how music can evolve from noise based on listeners' preferences.
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Jun 10, 2019 • 5min

The science of biodiversity - Part 2

Merlin Hanauer and Chase Mendenhall discuss the science of biodiversity, in the second of two recordings of a PNAS Science Cafe event held in Washington, DC on October 17, 2012.
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Jun 10, 2019 • 5min

The science of biodiversity - Part 1

Merlin Hanauer and Chase Mendenhall discuss the science of biodiversity, in the first of two recordings of a PNAS Science Cafe event held in Washington, DC on October 17, 2012.
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Jun 10, 2019 • 5min

Reshuffling in the human genome

Fred Alt discusses methods to map human chromosomal reshuffling.
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Jun 10, 2019 • 5min

Widespread lead poisoning in condors

Myra Finkelstein discusses her research showing that California condors are significantly threatened by lead from lead-based ammunition.
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Jun 10, 2019 • 5min

Cancer nanomedicines

Chemical engineer Mark Davis discusses his research on nano-sized cancer therapeutics.
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Jun 10, 2019 • 4min

How caffeine can help prevent cancer

Chemical biologist Allan Conney discusses his research on caffeine's anticancer properties.
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Jun 10, 2019 • 5min

Understanding the brain's architecture

Neuroscientist Charles F. Stevens discusses his research on finding the brain's underlying design principles.
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Jun 10, 2019 • 5min

A systems approach to drug development

Marc Kirschner discusses the goals of systems pharmacology.

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