Fighting Fire Blight in Organic Orchards - Dr Kenneth Johnson, Oregon State University
The bacteria that causes fire blight in apple and pear trees is notoriously difficult to control without antibiotics. With new regulations in the US preventing antibiotic use in organic orchards after...
25 Okt 202113min
Exploring Winds in the Polar Thermosphere - Dr Ying Zou, University of Alabama in Huntsville
Beginning 80 kilometres above Earth’s surface, and extending to the edge of the atmosphere, the thermosphere occupies a large proportion of Earth’s upper atmosphere. So far, studies of this expansive ...
25 Okt 202110min
Exploring the Neural Mechanisms of Speech and Language to Inform Clinical Practice - Dr Jessica Galgano, New York University
The neural mechanisms behind speech and voice production are intricate but not yet fully characterised. For speech and vocal disordered populations, understanding the central mechanisms behind speech ...
25 Okt 202111min
Exploring the Links Between Oxidative Stress, RNA Damage and Disease - Professor Marino Resendiz, University of Colorado Denver
When the concentration of antioxidants and free radicals in your cells is out of balance, they experience oxidative stress. This may, in turn, result in damage to important cellular components that al...
25 Okt 202111min
Catalysing Agriculture with Enzymes - Dr Zachary Senwo
Enzymes make life as we know it possible. These active proteins are vital in nutrient cycling, metabolism, and cell functioning. With their diverse range of functions and ubiquity, enzymes could offer...
21 Okt 202110min
Building Community Resiliency through Horticultural Innovation
Food insecurity directly impacts a third of the world’s population and perpetuates a cycle of hunger and malnutrition that is inherited through generations. Previous relief efforts have largely been d...
21 Okt 202131min
Agricultural Research Today for a Better Future Tomorrow - Dr Dennis Busch and Dr Andrew Cartmill
How to support the expanding human population is one of the greatest societal challenges in the 21st century. To meet the demand for food, fuel and fibre, agricultural productivity will need to dramat...
21 Okt 202111min
A Hydrogel with the Ability to Recover Heart Function
The human heart is a muscle, and like all types of muscles, it can be injured. In humans, heart muscle is not able to regenerate after injury, and this can lead to heart disease which develops over ti...
21 Okt 202111min
