A super-high-resolution 3-D light microscope developed at the Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry will allow biologists to watch the workings of the tiniest organelles and even individual clusters of proteins in living cells. The new technology, which has a resolution of 40 nanometers, overcomes some major limitations in existing ...

Jonathan Rosenberg is pleased to host a tech talk featuring Drs. Paul Hebert and Dan Janzen, who will discuss their transformative (and very Googley) International Barcode of Life project. iBOL's goal is to capture, using a handheld device, the unique ''DNA barcode'' of each and every species on earth, and organize that information to be ...

www.ted.com David Gallo shows jaw-dropping footage of amazing sea creatures, including a shape-shifting cuttlefish, a pair of fighting squid, and a mesmerizing gallery of bioluminescent fish that light up the blackest depths of the ocean. He focuses on the work of two scientists: Edith Widder at the Ocean Research & Conservation Association, ...

Within the next 20 years, we may discover another planet capable of supporting life. What might such a planet look like? Where are we most likely to find it first? What types of life could be possible? These questions and more are explored by astronomers,astrophysicists, and biologists in this National Geographic special presentation. ...

Gene pioneer Dr. J. Craig Venter gives the 32nd Richard Dimbleby Lecture, originally broadcast on Dec 4, 2007 on BBC1. One of the principal scientists who decoded the human genome is about to create the first artificial life form on Earth. So what does the future hold in A DNA-Driven World?

Episode 7 - The End of Life: A rather sombre end to the series, as we witness the eventual death from a fatal stomach cancer of the quite remarkable Herbie, and how his wonderful wife Hannelorre deals with it all. We also literally get to see a heart attack, and discover that death is actually a slow winding down effect - even when you stop ...

Episode 6 - As Time Goes By: Did you know that we are the only animals that actually grow old? Whereas most just hang around long enough to reproduce and raise their young, we are indeed all too stubborn for that. Here we get to hang out with a Kansas couple of 45 years, Bud and Viola, find out about hair loss (sorry guys, it's the ...

Why do we need sleep? Part of the answer may be to strengthen memories.

BBC Horizon: Full length documentary 'Ghost in your genes' PBS Nova: Preview of updated documentary 'Ghost in your genes' This original documentary was broadcast in 2005 on the BBC. PBS NOVA has aired an updated version on October 16, 2007. Scientists have long puzzled over the different fates of identical twins: both have the same ...

In this episode of the human senses we're going to explore our two most highly developed senses, touch and vision. How does our visual system measure up to the best eyes in the animal kingdom? We'll be testing the amazing things we do with our eyes.