Episode 6: November 2013

Chapters

1. 0:39

   Gently does it for crystallography

   Very cold weak electron beams have been used to collect large numbers of diffraction patterns from protein microcrystals.
2. 5:57

   If your blood gets too acidic you will die

   Carbon dioxide could be involved in processes as diverse as breathing, hearing and reproduction.
3. 11:39

   A gut feeling about arthritis

   The gut microbiota of patients with rheumatoid arthritis is enriched in microbes belonging to the Prevotella genus.
4. 17:05

   How the brain moves on

   In individuals with a missing hand, the area of the brain responsible for that hand learns to control the remaining hand or the residual limb.
5. 23:37

   Why do rodents have cone-shaped whiskers?

   Conical whiskers allow mammals that live in tunnels and other enclosed spaces to learn more about their surroundings.