" Cornge " -- The Discovery Files
Purdue researchers have identified a set of genes that can be used to naturally boost the provitamin A content of corn kernels, a finding that could help combat vitamin A deficiency in developing countries and macular degeneration in the elderly. Vitamin A deficiency causes blindness in 250,000 to 500,000 children every year, half of whom die within a year of losing their eyesight, according to the World Health Organization. The problem most severely affects children in Sub-Saharan Africa, an area in which white corn, which has minimal amounts of provitamin A carotenoids, is a dietary mainstay. Insufficient carotenoids may...
Source: The Discovery Files - November 14, 2014 Category: Science Authors: National Science Foundation Source Type: podcasts
Nature Podcast: 11 September 2014
This week, the gibbon genome gives scientists something to swing about, the quest to cure blindness, and the country producing the most energy from renewables. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy (Source: Nature Podcast)
Source: Nature Podcast - September 10, 2014 Category: Science Authors: Springer Nature Limited Source Type: podcasts
Nature Podcast: 11 September 2014
This week, the gibbon genome gives scientists something to swing about, the quest to cure blindness, and the country producing the most energy from renewables. (Source: Nature Podcast)
Source: Nature Podcast - September 10, 2014 Category: Science Authors: Nature Publishing Group Source Type: podcasts
Detecting ROP: A Better Way?
Retinopathy of prematurity is a major cause of blindness in children. Is there a better way to identify these children earlier? (Source: Medscape Ophthalmology Podcast)
Source: Medscape Ophthalmology Podcast - August 4, 2014 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
TWiV 212: Apocalypse TWiV 122112 212
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Rich Condit, Alan Dove, and Kathy Spindler
The TWiVerers answer listener email about genetically modified chickens, a hendra vaccine for horses, online education, curing color blindness, Roosevelt and polio, Th cells, and much more.
Links for this episode:
TWiV 116: Cocaine, colonies, and chickens
Glofish
Recombinant Hendra vaccine
Gene therapy for color blindness (Nature)
FDR, polio, and Guillain-Barré
Transcript of TWiV 197: Philip Marcus (pdf)
TWiV 10: Bats, elephants, and AIDS
TWiM 6: Phage therapy
TWiP 47: For whom the trich tolls
Vir...
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - December 24, 2012 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts
TWiV 184: Reforming science
Vincent, Rich, and Alan consider how to reform the scientific enterprise to make it more effective and robust.
Links for this episode:
Reforming science: Methodological and cultural reforms (Infect Immun)
Reforming science: Structural reforms (Infect Immun)
Sharp rise in retractions (NY Times)
Vannevar Bush
TWiV on Facebook
Letters read on TWiV 184
Weekly Science Picks
Alan - PubMed PubReMinerRich - Intentional Blindness (YouTube)Vincent - Vaccine infographic
Listener Pick of the Week
Ken - Wattpad
Send your virology questions and comments (email or mp...
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - May 20, 2012 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts
MSF Frontline Reports - February 2008
In this edition, reports on how a neglected disease continues to cause blindness in people living with HIV/AIDS in Southeast Asia, on India's hidden war in Chhattisgarh state, and on the evolution of MSF's response to post-election violence in Kenya. (Source: MSF Podcasts)
Source: MSF Podcasts - February 28, 2008 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) Source Type: podcasts
The Lancet: February 19, 2007
Faith McLellan interviews former US President Jimmy Carter in Ethiopia and learns about the Carter Center outreach programmes for river blindness and malaria. (Source: Listen to The Lancet)
Source: Listen to The Lancet - February 19, 2007 Category: General Medicine Authors: The Lancet Source Type: podcasts
The Lancet: August 11, 2006
This week's audio summary highlights trachoma--the leading cause of preventable blindness globally--based on the two research articles and editorial in the Aug 12-19 issue. (Source: Listen to The Lancet)
Source: Listen to The Lancet - August 11, 2006 Category: General Medicine Authors: The Lancet Source Type: podcasts
