Life Science

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Friday, June 28 | 6:00 – 8:30 pm

Women’s Sports Medicine

Join us for an exciting evening of learning and discussion around the science of women’s sports medicine, featuring a panel of medical and athletic experts followed by an engaging reception.
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Sweat vs. Ticks: Protections from Lyme Disease

Can your sweat protect you from Lyme disease? In this video, Alex Dainis explains how studies have shown that there is a specific protein, called SCBG1D2, found in sweat that might determine whether or not someone gets Lyme disease.
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Creating a Thunderstorm for Insect Enrichment

How does a man-made thunderstorm benefit insects’ lives? Animal enrichment is when zookeepers create conditions that mimic challenges that creatures would face in the wild, but without all the risks.
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Autumn Foilage: Summer Solstice's Influence on Trees

Did you know that the summer solstice is an important marker for predicting fall leaf peeping? In this video, Alex Dainis explains the connection between the two seasons.
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20 minutes

Human Digestive System: Upper Elementary

Get to know the Human Digestive System! Discover the organs that make up this system, it's function, and how it helps you.
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Dune IRL: Meet the Desert Darkling Beetle

Did you know there is a bug that has a built-in stillsuit, just like in Dune? In this video, Museum Educator Jason introduces us to the Desert Darkling Beetle, one of more than 20,000 species of darkling beetles worldwide.
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20 minutes

Sustainable Farming

Learn about the environmental impacts of traditional farming methods, discover more sustainable ways of growing food, and explore other ways you can eat more sustainably! What foods would you try as the environment changes?
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20 minutes

All About of Vertical Farming

What does the future of farming look like? Well, it's looking up... literally! Discover vertical farming, an alternative method of growing food. Discover the problems it solves and what is needed to start vertical farming.
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Turtles & Tortoises: What's the Difference

Do you know how to tell the difference between a turtle and a tortoise? Museum educator Jason breaks down exactly what differentiates these two species.
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Sunscreen: How It Prevents Skin Cancer

How does sunscreen help keep you safe from the risk of skin cancer? In this video, Alex Dainis addresses the debate around the pros and cons of sunscreen. Sunscreen can help protect the DNA in skin cells from being damaged by UV radiation released by the...
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Can Animals Use Medicine?

Did you know that humans aren’t the only animals who use medicine to feel better? In this video, Alex Dainis explains how animals ranging from chimps and elephants to bees and lizards have been observed self-medicating in some way.
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8 minutes

How Do You Tag a Great White Shark? What Does the Tag Tell Us?

Dr. Greg Skomal, a shark expert with the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries, discusses the incredible data that shark tags can give us as well as the process of finding and tagging great white sharks off Cape Cod.
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Onions Under a Microscope

Did you know that onion cells contain more DNA per cell than humans? Alex Dainis dives into the fascinating world of onion genetics using her microscope! I
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Superhuman Body: World of Medical Marvels

Travel inside the human body and discover the scientific breakthroughs and bioengineering innovations that are transforming human health!
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Data Accessibility with Low Vision Scientist

Amy Bower, a Senior Scientist at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute who is blind, discusses different ways to represent data. She explains how when data is represented in sound, the ear can pick up patterns that the eye might not be able to see.