en-us Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 ]]> http://www.mos.org/web_media/rss_logo.gif http://www.mos.org 122 21 Hear Dr. Aaron Baggish from Massachusetts General Hospital discuss his studies on the effect of exercise on athletes. Also, learn about a new way to excise tumors by connecting current technologies. Information@mos.org Podcast Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 heart,,exercise,,athlete,,training,,blood,pressure,,Massachusetts,General,Hospital,,marker,,disease,,surgery,,tumor,,scalpel,,mass,spectrometry,,clinical,trial,,cauterize Anthropologist Jeremy DeSilva from Boston University talks about Ardi, our 4.4 million year old ancestor. Also, a new device uses nanotechnology to detect harmful chemical toxins. Information@mos.org Podcast Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Ardi,,Ardipithecus,,Lucy,,Australopithecus,,anthropology,,human,,ancestor,,evolution,,chimpanzee,,bonobo,,Africa,,locomotion,,walking,,climbing,,pelvis,,Ethiopia,,nano,,chemical,,toxin,,hydrochloric,gas,,ammonia,,chemical,spill,,fingerprint Solar physicist Dr. Gemma Attrill talks about the new mission to study the atmosphere of the sun. Also, Halloween time brings us some spooky information on a new giant spider species. Information@mos.org Podcast Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 solar,,physicist,,physics,,sun,,atmosphere,,corona,,flare,,coronal,mass,ejection,,magnetic,,magnetosphere,,ultraviolet,,solar,dynamics,observatory,,stellar,,star,,satellite,,mission,,space,,spider,,spooky,,halloween,,web,,spinning,,weaving,,endangered,,female,gigantism,,sexual,dimorphism Although bee stings can be painful and possibly harmful, discover how the toxin may also be able to help kill cancer cells. Then, find out if ancient primates Ida and Afradapis are our cousins or our ancestors. Information@mos.org Podcast Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Bee,,venom,,toxin,,sting,,poison,,cancer,,cell,,nanoparticle,,oil,,DNA,,cell,,membrane,,pore,,angiogenesis,,tumor,,blood,vessel,,primate,,monkey,,lemur,,Ida,,Afradapis,,adapid,,ancestor,,cousin,,descendant,,evolution,,homo,sapiens Hear how guest researcher Dr. Fiamma Straneo studies the interaction between the ocean and Greenland's glaciers. Also, get the latest information about swine flu, seasonal flu, and vaccinations. Information@mos.org Podcast Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Woods,Hole,,oceanography,,glacier,,Greenland,,ice,,ice,sheet,,fjord,,ocean,,iceberg,,climate,,climate,change,,flu,,swine,flu,,H1N1,,seasonal,flu,,cold,,vaccine,,vaccination,,injection,,immune,,oxygen,,lung,,hypoxemia,,ventilation,