Clues that the medieval plague swept into sub-Saharan Africa and evidence humans hunted and butchered giant ground sloths 12,000 years ago
New archaeological evidence suggests the same black plague that decimated Europe also took its toll on sub-Saharan Africa. Host Sarah Crespi talks with Contributing Correspondent Lizzie Wade about diverse medieval sub-Saharan cities that shrank or even disappeared around the same time the plague was stalking Europe. In a second archaeological story, Meagan Cantwell talks with Gustavo Politis, professor of archaeology at the National University of Central Buenos Aires and the National University of La Plata, about new radiocarbon dates for giant ground sloth remains found in the Argentine archaeological site Campo Laborde. ...
Source: Science Magazine Podcast - March 7, 2019 Category: Science Authors: Science Tags: Scientific Community Source Type: podcasts
TWiV 532: Morbillivirus had a little lamb
The TWiVers discuss the spread of African swine fever virus and its threat to pig farming, and the zoonotic potential of peste des petits ruminants virus. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Please take the TWiV listener survey ASV 2019 European Congress of Virology 2019 ASM Clinical Virology Symposium Intel ISEF judges needed ASV in Poland does not let go (Ag Buiten ) Alarming ASF outbreak (Science) African swine fever (Euro Comm) African swine fever review (Vet J) ASF in wild b...
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - January 27, 2019 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts
"Watershed Concept" -- The Discovery Files
Scientists have developed a crop system that takes advantage of Guiera, a plant native to West Africa, to help sustain food supply for a growing population. A new study shows that the shrub, abundant in the Sahel region, can share the precious water they draw in and boost production of one of the primary grains, called millet, that provides nutrition to West Africans. The process can provide crop yields nine times greater than normal. (Source: The Discovery Files)
Source: The Discovery Files - December 8, 2018 Category: Science Authors: National Science Foundation Source Type: podcasts
TWiV 517: Just in time for Halloween
Brianne and Vincent tackle two studies that utilize infectious viruses to examine zoonotic potential of Bombali virus, a new ebolavirus from an insectivorous species in Sierra Leone, and a human mumps-like virus from an African flying fox in DRC. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Brianne Barker Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Pan American Society for Clinical Virology San Diego and Houston Regional Meetings It's not SARS 2.0 (TWiV 364) Bats out of hell (TWiV 183) Bombali virus, a new Ebolavirus (Nat Micro) Asymptomatic Ebolavirus infections (virolog...
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - October 28, 2018 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts
Why the platypus gave up suckling, and how gravity waves clear clouds
Suckling mothers milk is a pretty basic feature of being a mammal. Humans do it. Possums do it. But monotremes such as the platypus and echidna —although still mammals—gave up suckling long ago. Instead, they lap at milky patches on their mothers’ skin to get early sustenance. Science News Writer Gretchen Vogel talks with host Sarah Crespi about the newest suckling science—it turns out monotremes probably had suckling ancestors, but gave it up for the ability to grind up tasty, hard-shelled, river-dwelling creatures.
Sarah also talks with Sandra Yuter of North Carolina State University in Raleigh about her work o...
Source: Science Magazine Podcast - July 19, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Science Tags: Scientific Community Source Type: podcasts
Why the platypus gave up suckling, and how gravity waves clear clouds
Suckling mothers milk is a pretty basic feature of being a mammal. Humans do it. Possums do it. But monotremes such as the platypus and echidna —although still mammals—gave up suckling long ago. Instead, they lap at milky patches on their mothers’ skin to get early sustenance. Science News Writer Gretchen Vogel talks with host Sarah Crespi about the newest suckling science—it turns out monotremes probably had suckling ancestors, but gave it up for the ability to grind up tasty, hard-shelled, river-dwelling creatures.
Sarah also talks with Sandra Yuter of North Carolina State University in Raleigh about her work o...
Source: Science Magazine Podcast - July 19, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Science Tags: Scientific Community Source Type: podcasts
Why the platypus gave up suckling, and how gravity waves clear clouds
Suckling mothers milk is a pretty basic feature of being a mammal. Humans do it. Possums do it. But monotremes such as the platypus and echidna —although still mammals—gave up suckling long ago. Instead, they lap at milky patches on their mothers’ skin to get early sustenance. Science News Writer Gretchen Vogel talks with host Sarah Crespi about the newest suckling science—it turns out monotremes probably had suckling ancestors, but gave it up for the ability to grind up tasty, hard-shelled, river-dwelling creatures. Sarah also talks with Sandra Yuter of North Carolina State University in Raleigh about her work on...
Source: Science Magazine Podcast - July 19, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Science Tags: Scientific Community Source Type: podcasts
Why the platypus gave up suckling, and how gravity waves clear clouds
Suckling mothers milk is a pretty basic feature of being a mammal. Humans do it. Possums do it. But monotremes such as the platypus and echidna—although still mammals—gave up suckling long ago. Instead, they lap at milky patches on their mothers’ skin to get early sustenance. Science News Writer Gretchen Vogel talks with host Sarah Crespi about the newest suckling science—it turns out monotremes probably had suckling ancestors, but gave it up for the ability to grind up tasty, hard-shelled, river-dwelling creatures.
Sarah also talks with Sandra Yuter of North Carolina State University in Raleigh about her work ...
Source: Science Magazine Podcast - July 19, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Science Magazine Source Type: podcasts
Why the platypus gave up suckling, and how gravity waves clear clouds
Suckling mothers milk is a pretty basic feature of being a mammal. Humans do it. Possums do it. But monotremes such as the platypus and echidna —although still mammals—gave up suckling long ago. Instead, they lap at milky patches on their mothers’ skin to get early sustenance. Science News Writer Gretchen Vogel talks with host Sarah Crespi about the newest suckling science—it turns out monotremes probably had suckling ancestors, but gave it up for the ability to grind up tasty, hard-shelled, river-dwelling creatures. Sarah also talks with Sandra Yuter of North Carolina State University in Raleigh about her work on...
Source: Science Magazine Podcast - July 19, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Science Tags: Scientific Community Source Type: podcasts
African Americans with prostate cancer respond better to abiraterone than Caucasians
The androgen synthesis inhibitor abiraterone increases the survival of men with metastatic prostate cancer; however, existing clinical trials consistently over-represent Caucasian men. Here, Andrew Ar...
Author: VJOncology
Added: 07/16/2018 (Source: Oncology Tube)
Source: Oncology Tube - July 16, 2018 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: podcasts
27 June 2018: Air pollution, sick plants, and stress
This week, the relationship between air pollution and infant death in Africa, stressed brains, and diagnosing sick plants from afar. (Source: Nature Podcast)
Source: Nature Podcast - June 27, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Nature Publishing Group Source Type: podcasts
27 June 2018: Air pollution, sick plants, and stress
This week, the relationship between air pollution and infant death in Africa, stressed brains, and diagnosing sick plants from afar. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. (Source: Nature Podcast)
Source: Nature Podcast - June 27, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Springer Nature Limited Source Type: podcasts
27 June 2018: Air pollution, sick plants, and stress
This week, the relationship between air pollution and infant death in Africa, stressed brains, and diagnosing sick plants from afar. (Source: Nature Podcast)
Source: Nature Podcast - June 27, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Springer Nature Limited Source Type: podcasts
