Ray and Nikki talk about Operation Sea-Spray, a 1950's navy experiment that set out to probe the potential spread of a bacterial agent of bioterrorism - all using the strange pink slime you find in your tub.
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Ray and Nikki talk about Operation Sea-Spray, a 1950's navy experiment that set out to probe the potential spread of a bacterial agent of bioterrorism - all using the strange pink slime you find in your tub.
Michelle Pang and Nikki Teran take a look at the world of optogenetics, where light is used to activate and manipulate neurons. We talk about how this works, what it has to do with a tiny green algae, and the crazy things people can do with it.
You can read the source material here for more on optogenetics:
https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-neuro-061010-113817
https://doi.org/10.3410/B3-11
https://doi.org/10.1038/nn.4091
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Music by Ryan Little, Nctrnm, and Podington Bear.
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Ray and Nikki talk about Operation Sea-Spray, a 1950's navy experiment that set out to probe the potential spread of a bacterial agent of bioterrorism - all using the strange pink slime you find in your tub.
