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Can We Restore Mobility to Spinal Injury Patients?

Biomedical Engineer Dr. Parag Gad tells us about a noninvasive technique that can help paralyzed patients regain the use of their extremities as well as other systems of the body.
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Do Spiders Have Personalities?

Bats! Owls! Creepy-crawlies! For Halloween, we asked Liz from our Live Animal Care Center some of the best questions we've heard at the museum about spooky species.
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Had a Bad Day? Check Your Teeth

Social and psychiatric epidemiologist Dr. Erin Dunn explains how stressful events leave a permanent record on our teeth and how we can potentially use our molars and canines to predict future mental health.
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How Can We Protect the Endangered Birds of Hawaii?

Biologist Hanna Mounce describes her team's efforts to conserve the native forest ecosystems of Hawai'i.
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Meet a Polio Pioneer

Listen in on a conversation with Heather and her mother Kathy, who was just 8 years old during the polio epidemic in the 1950s. Kathy became part of the ground-breaking study to find a polio vaccine, a first step in leading to the near-eradication in the...
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What Is Synthetic Biology?

Dr. Natalie Kuldell, director of BioBuilder and affiliate of MIT's Department of Biological Engineering, answers questions about biological engineering and its applications. Learn about manipulating DNA to produce new drugs, inserting genes into bacteria...
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Using Biotechnology to Track COVID-19

May is Biotechnology Month! Hear from Diveena Becker, a biologist/geneticist at Ginkgo Bioworks. She is working to use the full genetic code of a patient's SARS-CoV-2 virus to look for changes over time and help track its spread.