09/01/2016
Dr. Bortrum
From Small Needles to Galaxy Clusters
Is acupuncture a placebo? Maybe not. New planet close by and new galaxy cluster very far away.
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08/05/2016
Dr. Bortrum
Things Large and Small
A huge region in our universe containing relatively nothing. Is CRISPR the way to fight the mosquito?
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07/01/2016
Dr. Bortrum
More on Hobbits and Exploding Stars
Did those "hobbits" on Flores evolve from Homo erectus? Various types of supernovae provided the elements needed for our own origins.
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06/01/2016
Dr. Bortrum
Confirming Guilt or Innocence and New Planets
Determining guilt or innocence isn't easy, even with DNA. Number of new planets doubled.
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05/02/2016
Dr. Bortrum
Evolution- Sexy and Otherwise
Ancestral liaisons, pooping and Yellowstone.
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04/01/2016
Dr. Bortrum
Challenging Projects in Astronomy and Medicine
NASA's James Webb telescope and trying to eliminate opioids in killing pain.
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02/29/2016
Dr. Bortrum
It Only Lasted Less Than a Seccond!
Einstein confirmed again by a passing wave over a billion years old. Troubled parrots and people interact.
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02/02/2016
Dr. Bortrum
Reflections on Bell Labs, Pregnancy and the Koran
Game changers at Bell Labs, now Nokia. Male seahorses deliver the offspring.
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12/31/2015
Dr. Bortrum
Out in Space and Inside a Collider
Possible ringed planet with a moon orbiting a star that's not our sun? Possible new particle found in the Large Hadron Collider? Stay tuned.
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12/02/2015
Dr. Bortrum
Linus and Moons
Could Pauling be right about Vitamin C? Cassini still doing amazing things around Saturn.
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11/02/2015
Dr. Bortrum
Manufacturing Proteins Isn't Easy
Bortrum tries to understand the spliceosome and its role in producing proteins from genes in your DNA.
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10/01/2015
Dr. Bortrum
Microbes Are Everywhere
Microbes in our bodies and in the soil promote healthy humans and plants. Disturbing them can be deadly.
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09/01/2015
Dr. Bortrum
Be Careful What You Breathe
Polluted air or second hand smoke can lead to asthma. The role of methyl groups and genes.
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07/31/2015
Dr. Bortrum
Pluto and Plants in your Diet
Kepler and New Horizons report on a new and a former planet. Do fruits and veggies stress you out?
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07/02/2015
Dr. Bortrum
Wobbly Moons and a Vaccine's Effectiveness
Pluto's interesting companions. Differing responses to a vaccine depending on where one lives.
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