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NOVA SCIENCENOW

Criminal Minds: Born or Made?


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See how scientists are using neuroimaging and genetic testing to learn more about the Warrior Gene and uncover biological aggression.
NATURE

An Original DUCKumentary


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Paul Giamatti narrates this look at the world of wood ducks raising a family. The babies arrive knowing what to do in the water and need no help skimming for food.

Nature: Wednesdays at 8pm on WGBH 2
NATURE

Go On a Siberian Tiger Quest


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Conservation ecologist Chris Morgan embarks on a challenge to find and film a Siberian tiger living wild and free in Russia’s far eastern forests.


NATURE

A Murder of Crows


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New research has shown that crows are among the most intelligent animals in the world. They are able to use tools as only elephants and chimpanzees do, and able to recognize each other’s voices and 250 distinct calls.

NATURE

The Animal House


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Beavers can construct massive dams; prairie dogs create underground communities that can stretch for miles. Learn about each creature's unique habitat, built from scratch.

Wednesday at 8pm on WGBH 2
NATURE

Outback Pelicans


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Once every ten years, rains flood into dried-up river beds and create the largest lake in Australia. That's when 100,000 pelicans arrive.
NATURE

Fellowship of the Whales


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Follow the first year of a humpback whale’s life as she learns the lessons of humpback society from her mother.

Sept. 12 at 8pm on WGBH2
Biology & Chemistry

How A Biofuel Dream Called Jatropha Came Crashing Down


People thought the hardy Jatropha tree was the answer to the food vs. fuel debate, until it wasn't. Financial hard times and a misunderstanding revealed this biofuel to be like all the rest — in need of good food and water.

Health

Freezer Failure a 'Major Setback' for Autism Research


By Cristina Quinn
One third of the world's largest collection of autism-affected brain samples has been lost at McLean Hospital in Belmont, Mass.
Innovation Hub

Biotechnology: A Revolution for Medicine?


By Kara Miller
Innovation Hub takes a look at medical procedures and devices that may change how diseases are diagnosed and treated.
Health Care

Leading the Fight Against Childhood Cancer


By Jordan Weinstein
There's been a hopeful development in treatment for soft-tissue sarcoma. A doctor talks about how small foundations play a crucial role in cancer research.
Xconomy

Xconomy Report: (Re)generating Excitement


By Gregory T. Huang, Editor, Xconomy Boston
A couple of Cambridge companies are gaining ground with their regenerative medicine technology, which uses living cells and other natural materials to promote healing.
Xconomy

Xconomy Report: Remembering Norman Priebatsch


By Xconomy.com
The life sciences entrepreneur is missing and presumed dead after a hiking accident in New Hampshire.
Health Care

At MGH, Building from the Skeleton of a Heart


WGBH NEWS FOCUS: HEALTH CARE ON TRIAL
By Toni Waterman
Scientists at Mass. General Hospital are working on a technique to strip diseased hearts of their cells and then rebuild them into healthy organs.
Biology & Chemistry

Connectome: How the Brain's Writing Makes Us Who We Are


MIT's Sebastian Seung is leading research to map the brain's connections, neuron by neuron, synapse by synapse. (Photo by KK+/Flickr)
Biology & Chemistry

Run! It's Good For Your Health


NOVA: Becoming Human
Daniel Lieberman, professor of Human Evolutionary Biology at Harvard University, explains how closely connected our health is to our level of activity.
NOVA

Unintelligent Design


NOVA: Garden of Eden
Some mammals are examples of how the process of evolution isn't necessarily intelligent.



Health Care

Xconomy Report: More Hope for Hep C


By Xconomy.com
The battle for hepatitis C drug market dominance rages on locally, with Vertex honing its drug Telaprevir and Enanta teaming with Novartis to create a new treatment.
Biology & Chemistry

Super Bowl Sensors: The Findings Are In


WGBH NEWS: THE BIOSENSORS GO ON
By Cristina Quinn
Some unexpected data came out of WGBH News' Super Bowl biosensor experiment that could advance a researcher's work on addiction.
Xconomy

Xconomy Report: Finding The Next Facebook


By Xconomy.com
While most of the tech world is analyzing Facebook’s impending IPO, a new effort at Harvard University is trying to find the next Facebook — and keep it in Cambridge.
Biology & Chemistry

Controversy Continues To Rage Over BU Biolab


GREATER BOSTON: TOUR THE BIOLAB
By Will Roseliep
A mid-February public hearing has been pushed back, but the public isn't keeping quiet on concerns over a center that could be studying deadly bioagents.
World Health

Diagnosing Disease On A 'Postage Stamp'


By Cristina Quinn
Paper is everywhere — in your coffeemaker, on your desk, in the recycling bin. But what if it could save lives? One Cambridge company thinks a slip of paper holds the answer to diagnosing illness cheaply, anywhere.
Biology & Chemistry

Iris Scans And Spacesuits: Inside The BU Biolab


By Toni Waterman
Mayor Menino and directors of the National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories show off the safety precautions built in to protect workers and neighbors from life-threatening pathogens.
Xconomy

Xconomy Report: Fight Fat With Fat


By Xconomy.com
A new Boston firm has raised $34 million to develop drugs that tap into a new understanding of brown fat, a tissue that could help people burn off the more-familiar white fat.
Health

For Health, A Dose Of Worms


By Gary Mott
Believe it or not, but the next big advance in treating autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis and Crohn’s may be... worms. 
The Secret Life Of Scientists And Engineers

Andre Fenton: Neurobiologist


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Andre Fenton's secret is meditation. He talks about science of memory and the benefits of meditation.
The Secret Life of Scientists and Engineers

Caryn Babaian: Biology Teacher


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Just like her hero, Leonardo da Vinci, Caryn Babaian loves to combine biology with art. But she isn't the only one who draws in her classroom at Bucks County Community College. She also has her students draw as a way of helping them learn about biology.

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