Polymorphisms in the Myostatin Gene Influence Muscle Fibre Composition and Race Distance Aptitude in Thoroughbred horses
The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in racing. Intense selection for speed and stamina has led the Thoroughbred to develop energy-efficient muscles, with a high aerobic capacity ...
13 Touko 20219min
Use of Experimental Medicine for Rational Development of an Effective HIV Vaccine - Professor Tomáš Hanke, University of Oxford
The UNAIDS estimates that 38 million people currently live with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. Combination antiretroviral treatment has had great success in saving lives but is also ass...
28 Huhti 202113min
A Breakthrough in the War Against Basil Downy Mildew, Dr James Simon at Rutgers University
Sweet basil is among the most popular and economically important culinary herbs, but by 2010, US production began to feel the impact of a newly emerging destructive disease: basil downy mildew. At tha...
28 Huhti 202115min
Finding a Way Forward for Mid-size Farms - Dr Thomas Gray, USDA
More than 80% of agricultural land in the US is managed by farmers whose operations fall between small-scale farms with direct access to local markets, and larger industrialised farms. These farmers i...
28 Huhti 202115min
Sounding the Right Note Integrating Music and STEM Teaching - Dr Tennille D. Presley, Winston-Salem State University
Young people can often be discouraged from engaging with STEM subjects because they seem to have little obvious connection to their everyday lives. At Winston-Salem State University in North Carolina,...
23 Huhti 202114min
Integrating Modelling and Machine Learning for Autonomous Robotics - Dr Paul Robertson, Dynamic Object Language Labs
Machine learning is rapidly advancing the decision-making capabilities of today’s computers, yet without an in-depth knowledge of the programming it involves, many engineers and researchers find curre...
23 Huhti 202111min
Public Health Advocacy in the Fight Against Breast Cancer - Professor Janet Gray and Nancy Buermeyer
Health advocacy is an often-overlooked part of the work of public health specialists, but in many ways, it can be argued to have the greatest long-term impact on the population’s health. Here we look ...
23 Huhti 202112min
Increasing Income Equality During Slow or No Economic Growth
When the incomes of wealthy individuals and companies grow faster than the economy itself, income inequality rises in society. However, industrialised economies such as the UK and Germany have experie...
23 Huhti 20217min
