SYSK Selects: How HeLa Cells Work

SYSK Selects: How HeLa Cells Work

In this week's SYSK Select episode, after she was diagnosed with the cervical cancer that shortly killed her, a tissue sample was taken from Henrietta Lacks in 1951 without her knowledge. Those cells would go on to become the first immortal line of human cells, something of enormous benefit to science and humanity as a whole. But while the line, called HeLa cells, became a multi-billion-dollar industry, her family languished without health care insurance. Learn about this complex case of private rights and scientific advancement in this episode.

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The One About Car Washes

The One About Car Washes

The car wash you get to ride through on a journey to sparklingness is made of a handful of different tools that have been developed over the last century. They have just now reached the point where it...

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Short Stuff: ZIP Codes!

Short Stuff: ZIP Codes!

ZIP codes are pretty self-explanatory, but there are all kinds of fun facts around the topic. Listen in to find out.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

31 Heinä 202414min

Who was Dr. Bronner?

Who was Dr. Bronner?

You may have his soap in your shower, but what do you know about the man himself? Buckle up, here comes Dr. Bronner!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Selects: The Tulsa 'Race Riots'

Selects: The Tulsa 'Race Riots'

In reality, the Tulsa "race riots" of 1921 was more like a massacre. Yet it was almost lost to history until 1997, and still not widely known outside of Oklahoma until HBO's The Watchmen put it on the...

27 Heinä 202446min

The KILLDOZER Rampage

The KILLDOZER Rampage

The Killdozer rampage is one of those stories you just couldn't make up. Yet it happened. And we're here to tell you the story. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

25 Heinä 202450min

Short Stuff: The Ritchie Boys

Short Stuff: The Ritchie Boys

Who were the Ritchie Boys? Listen in to find out. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

24 Heinä 202412min

Phone Phreaking: The Advent of Hacking

Phone Phreaking: The Advent of Hacking

Years ago the telephone network was like the internet is to us today: a vast, interconnected means of communicating and sharing information. And, like the internet today, it attracted people who were ...

23 Heinä 202448min

Selects: The Duality of Caffeine

Selects: The Duality of Caffeine

Caffeine is a heck of a drug - at the same time it's both good and bad for you. Learn the good, bad and ugly about this everyday stimulant in this classic episode.See omnystudio.com/listener for priva...

20 Heinä 202446min

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