Dec 31, 2020
Bees as ant trackers? Turning off a species’ immune or motor neuron system? Drones used for precision delivery of products? These are just a couple of the topics explored by ant specialist and researcher Dr. Ben Hoffman.
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- Why ants are particularly good at becoming invasive, and what features...
Dec 30, 2020
Can the immune response to viral infection be strengthened to the point that the impact of the infection is greatly reduced, and later or latent infection is prevented? This is the question at the crux of Ebony Monson’s research in the Department of Physiology, Anatomy & Microbiology at Latrobe University in...
Dec 30, 2020
“…Their society and community is so complicated, that in fact you cannot really have a straight answer for why something is happening. You need to see it from a global perspective, and look at it from different angles…it’s the complexity that makes it fascinating for me,” says Dr. Fani Hatjina of bees, which...
Dec 29, 2020
The world’s first human bionic eye is here, which means several conditions leading to blindness might (eventually) not be. What does it look like? How does a bionic eye work? What will the patient experience? Press play for the answers to these questions and more.
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- How the human bionic eye...
Dec 29, 2020
It's easy to overlook an ant,
but look again. As one not-so-small part of the ecological role of
insects, ants have a profound impact, from their mutualistic
relationship with plants to their ability to farm and grow fungus
for food. Ecologist Tom Fayle shares many of these fascinating ant
facts.
Listen and learn