
The Pulse Archive
In the meat industry, cellular agriculture is a new frontier
Scientists are creating meat without killing animals. Some people sink their teeth into a piece of juicy, bloody steak and enjoy e ...
8 years ago
Listen 7:27Holy water: reclaiming an ancient Jewish ritual
After breast cancer and chemotherapy, Rachell Goldberg has a modern take on the mikvah. “This is my first time a ...
8 years ago
ListenHomeowners, spate of animal deaths may come down to yew
Drop-dead gorgeous plant kills big game in the Rocky Mountain West. The Japanese yew is beautiful and deadly. So deadly, land ...
8 years ago
ListenWhat’s in the pot in your pot brownie?
After years of DIY trial and error, marijuana breeders are using science to validate the potency and purity of their cannabis. In ...
8 years ago
ListenWith the click of a button, birders become citizen scientists
Ornithologists are getting research help from more than 360,000 people around the world who use the eBird app.
8 years ago
ListenWithout medical support, DIY detox often fails
Kicking an addictive painkiller habit often requires prescriptions and counseling. By the time Elvis Rosado was 25, he was addicte ...
8 years ago
ListenHow a gene editing tool went from labs to a middle school classroom
It seems just like yesterday that the gene editing tool called CRISPR Cas9 burst into the science community with seemingly endless option ...
8 years ago
ListenUnderdogs win cash to make ‘Star Trek’ device a reality
Qualcomm Tricorder XPRIZE inventors built a 21st-century medical device that can diagnose dozens of diseases from the palm of your hand. ...
8 years ago
ListenFrom ’80s to now: Waves of investment in drug treatment can help, hurt patients
Just as the clothes we wear and the restaurants we visit follow trends, the illicit drugs we ingest cycle in and out of fashion. I ...
8 years ago
ListenThis research subject calls himself a ‘professional guinea pig’
Alex Spencer has earned thousands of dollars as a research subject. “That vein right here on the left side of my left arm ha ...
8 years ago
ListenNo money, no science: what if researchers lose support?
Climate scientist Ben Horton came from England to work in the United States because of the strength of the science here. Now, he’s ...
8 years ago
ListenAngel investors are the first stop in a new era of drug development
Once a month, 40 or so executive types break from their regular routines to meet up for the day. There’s schmoozing, a catered lunc ...
8 years ago
ListenWe follow the money as it drives decisions and changes the game in health and science. How does investment dictate which drugs end up on ...
Air Date: May 5, 2017
ListenBeing seen has consequences, some great, some scary. Scientists are stepping out of the lab and speaking up to counter what they say is a ...
Air Date: April 28, 2017
ListenDads are wired to ‘mother’ too
Fathers don’t just function as male mothers — they provide a kind of caregiving that’s unique to dads. When Eric Ben ...
8 years ago
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