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NOVA: Cracking Your Genetic Code | Should We Screen for Cancer Genes?
This video excerpt from NOVA examines the dilemma some people face when they are deciding whether to undergo genetic testing. Journalist Catherine Elton describes her decision to refuse a test for BRCA1, a mutation that signals an increased risk of breast and ovarian cancers, despite the history of
NOVA: Cracking Your Genetic Code | The Ethics of Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis
This video excerpt from NOVA examines a genetic screening technique called preimplantation genetic diagnosis, or PGD. PGD enables researchers to identify mutations in an embryo’s DNA that can lead to birth defects and more than 300 diseases, including Huntington’s, cystic fibrosis, and some cancers.
NOVA: Cracking Your Genetic Code | From the Cystic Fibrosis Gene to a Drug
This video excerpt from NOVA examines the promise and realities of developing drugs designed to treat genetic disorders. The video presents the story of one patient, Michael McCarrick, whose lungs were devastated from years of suffering from cystic fibrosis. After researchers identified the gene inv
NOVA: Cracking Your Genetic Code | The Costs and Benefits of Treating Gene Defects
This video excerpt from NOVA uncovers the genetic mystery that nearly killed Alexis, now 14, and introduces the debate surrounding genetic testing at birth. After diagnosing Alexis and her twin brother Noah with cerebral palsy at a young age, doctors later discovered that the twins shared a rare gen
Quick and Simple Life Hacks 8
Add me on FB: http://facebook.com/HackThePlanet This is quick and simple life hacks, where we solve your everyday problems with a little MacGyver inspired ingenuity. Want your ice cream to last longer without getting ruined? Wrap the box in tin foil and it will keep out of the frost and preserve y
Nail Polish Life Hacks for Men and Women!
Nail Polish can fix all kinds of things around your home. We'll show you how to repair a cracked screen, prevent rust from forming, fix a window screen and show you how to make waterproof matches! Social Media Links: Facebook: http://hhh.link/Facebook Twitter: http://hhh.link/Twitter
Scientific Tuesdays - Melting Styrofoam with Polish Remover? WTF!?
Get the shirts: http://bit.ly/scishirts In this episode of Scientific Tuesday we take some Acetone (Nail Polish Remover) and see what happens when it makes contact with a Styrofoam cup. The results will melt you where you stand. Follow on Twitter: http://twitter.com/householdhacker Stalk on Faceb
Mold in the Home
Mold is a microorganism that forms a typical fungal network. It mainly reproduces through spores. The slightest breeze carries these spores everywhere, which is how they end up in our homes. Here, they usually find ideal conditions. Authors: ZDF/3sat/nano/Autorenkombinat/Josephine Blume, Holger Bar
Make an Instant Cloud in a Bottle!
To make our own cloud we need rubbing alcohol, a plastic bottle, and a bike pump. Pour a little bit of the alcohol into the plastic bottle. Then shake it around in circles until the inside is fully coated and ready for battle. Now comes your bike pump. I took a wine cork and put a hole in it so I c
Crazy Audio Illusion - The McGurk Effect
This is the Audio Illusion known as the McGurk Effect. Pay close attention to the video footage and watch what happens! This effect was discovered completely by accident when Harry McGurk had his lab assistant dub over some video while studying how infants understand language. Because vision is our