SoT 57: Crushed By A Genital
- Author
- Ed Brown
- Published
- Sat 26 May 2012
- Episode Link
- https://science.libsyn.com/so-t-57-crushed-by-a-genital
Hosts: Ed Brown, Dr. Shayne Joseph, Lucas Randall, Kate Naughton.
Topics covered:
Stroke victims control a robotic arm using just their thoughts. By rerouting nerves, surgeons restore some hand motion to a quadriplegic. Possibly the oldest cave art we know of features female genitalia. Transplanting human genes into zebrafish gives some clues about the genetics of autism, schitzophrenia and obesity. Scientists develop a potential malarial vaccine, from algae. Some viruses, stacked on top of each other, can be used to produce electricity.
