Fetal Cell Research, Schadenfreude, Deer Disease. Dec 21, 2018, Part 2
The Trump administration is cracking down on federal scientists seeking fetal tissue for their work, while it conducts a “comprehensive review” of research involving fetal cells. One HIV research prog...
21 Dec 201846min
Food Myths, Kids Flu Shot, Europe Plastics Ban. Dec 21, 2018, Part 1
You’ve probably heard of the five second rule, when you drop a cookie on the floor and take a bite anyway because it’s only been a few seconds. What about when you’re at a party and you see someone do...
21 Dec 201847min
Future Telescopes, Caterpillars. Dec 14, 2018, Part 2
28 years ago, astronauts on the space shuttle Discovery gently raised the Hubble Space Telescope, or HST, up from the shuttle bay, and released it into space. Geologist and astronaut Kathryn Sullivan ...
14 Dec 201848min
Cancer Immunotherapy, Raccoons, Frog Calls. Dec 14, 2018, Part 1
For years, cancer treatment has largely involved one of three options—surgery, radiation, or chemotherapy. In recent years, however, a new treatment option, immunotherapy, has entered the playing fiel...
14 Dec 201847min
Microbes and Art, Science Books 2018. Dec 7, 2018, Part 2
Here at Science Friday, our jobs involve reading a lot of science books every year. We have piles and piles of them at the office. Hundreds of titles about biology and art and technology and space, an...
7 Dec 201847min
Hemp and CBD, Phytosaurs, Mosquito Control. Dec 7, 2018, Part 1
Good news could be coming soon for anyone interested in hemp, the THC-free, no-high strain of cannabis whose use ranges from fibers to food to pharmaceuticals. If the 2018 Farm Bill passes Congress in...
7 Dec 201847min
Gene-Editing Humans, Asymmetry, Ancient Whale Ancestor. Nov 30, 2018, Part 2
The first CRISPR-edited babies are (probably) here. The news raises social, ethical, and regulatory questions—for both scientists and society. Then, why are human bodies asymmetrical? A single protein...
30 Nov 201847min
Climate Report, Wind Energy, SciFri Educator Collaborative. Nov 30, 2018, Part 1
This Monday, Mars fans rejoiced as NASA’s lander Mars InSight successfully parachuted safely onto the large, flat plain of Elysium Planitia. In the days that followed, the lander successfully has depl...
30 Nov 201847min
