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Bioengineering a Kidney Chip for Better Safer and Faster Drug Development

Catherine Yeung, Pharm.D., Ph.D., M.P.H., discusses groundbreaking advancements in kidney-on-a-chip technology, emphasizing its potential to revolutionize human health. She delves into the role of environmental toxins, such as okra toxin A, microplastics, and plasticizers, in contributing to chronic kidney disease, particularly in regions with specific dietary practices. Yeung also addresses the challenges of replicating adult kidney cells from stem cells, which often retain a fetal phenotype, and underscores the value of stem cell-derived models for genetic manipulation and disease research. Additionally, she highlights the increased risk of kidney stones in astronauts post-spaceflight and the broader implications of organ-on-chip technology for studying therapies and diseases. Series: "Women in Science" [Health and Medicine] [Science] [Show ID: 39458]

1 h 11 min
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Can Science Save California Tomatoes From Invasive Weeds?

UC Davis researchers are using innovative techniques, including drone data collection, to battle an invasive species of weed that is threatening California's tomato industry. Orobanche ramosa isn’t just menacing to tomatoes. It puts various other crops at risk too. With our commitment to sustainable agriculture and advanced agricultural practices, our esteemed faculty and devoted students are on a mission to find robust solutions, ensuring the thriving future of farming and preventing plant diseases. Stay connected to unravel the profound impacts of our continuous research. By protecting crops, we are ensuring food security while also contributing to innovative, eco-friendly agricultural practices. Subscribe to keep learning how UC Davis’ research is improving our world. Series: "UC Davis News" [Science] [Agriculture] [Show ID: 40181]

3 min
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Can Aging be Reversed? Stem Cells as a Key to Longevity

Curious about what happens to our cells as we age and how it affects our health? Shiri Gur-Cohen explores the role of tiny chemical tags on our DNA, like methylation, in influencing our healing and overall well-being. Gur-Cohen discusses how these tags might be shaped by our body's systems, such as the lymphatic system, and could even help repair or regenerate various parts of our body. Gur-Cohen proposes that uncovering these processes could lead to innovative ways to slow aging or boost our body’s natural healing capabilities. Series: "Women in Science" [Health and Medicine] [Science] [Show ID: 39979]

28 min
18 SEPT.

California Communities Fighting Climate Change

Learn about the California Transformative Climate Communities Program by taking a journey with UCLA into three communities - Fresno, Ontario and Watts - leading comprehensive, collaborative, equitable, and innovative climate action that changes lives. [Science] [Show ID: 40150]

9 min
13 SEPT.

CARTA: Lucy African Heritage and ‘Paleodoms’ with Job Kibii

Since Lucy's 1974 discovery, African heritage management and paleoscientific research have evolved significantly. Partnerships with international organizations have supported these efforts, leading to flourishing research and collaborations. However, foreign researchers' access restrictions have hindered efficiency, innovation, collaboration, and diversity. Balancing access restrictions with scientific openness and responsible stewardship is crucial. Series: "CARTA - Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny" [Humanities] [Science] [Show ID: 39826]

20 min
11 SEPT.

Spinal Cord Injury and Plasticity: Breathing After Injury

Michael Lane, Ph.D., shares his work investigating the effects of cervical spinal cord injury (SCI) on breathing and upper extremity function, focusing on the potential for spontaneous functional recovery, or "plasticity." Lane also discusses efforts to develop and test strategies to promote beneficial plasticity and recovery following cervical SCI, with a particular emphasis on improving respiratory function and activity in respiratory muscles. Series: "Stem Cell Channel" [Health and Medicine] [Science] [Show ID: 39457]

60 min
5 SEPT.

CARTA: Lucy’s Contribution: Understanding the Sequence of Steps Leading to Human Uniqueness with Kim Hill

Humans are a spectacular outlier among the millions of species of life on planet earth, with incredibly unique biological success. Slowly, scientists have begun to understand the traits that interacted to make us unique, such as cumulative culture, unique scales of cooperation, cognitive abilities, language, and a unique life history and mating system. However, the sequence of evolutionary events that led to our unique species was very much a mystery until the discovery of early bipedal hominins like the australopithecine, Lucy. Here, Kim Hill explains how we have learned so much about this improbable sequence and evolutionary pathway by discovering that early hominins were fully bipedal but still had small brains and little evidence for human mating and life history patterns or cumulative cultural evolution. Lucy helped us understand why the evolution of bipedality was a critical first step that led to an amazing evolutionary sequence that resulted in our spectacular outlier species. Series: "CARTA - Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny" [Humanities] [Science] [Show ID: 39825]

21 min
2 SEPT.

Food Poisoning: Seafood and Bacteria

Human activities can increase levels of harmful microorganisms and pollutants in our water systems that have the potential to make us sick or threaten our food supply. Join microbial ecologist Dr. Sarah Allard as she presents emerging research from Scripps Oceanography that sheds light on seafood-related food borne illnesses. Series: "Jeffrey B. Graham Perspectives on Ocean Science Lecture Series" [Health and Medicine] [Science] [Show ID: 40082]

9 min

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Science affects us all. Explore a wide variety of topics from technology in our everyday lives to complex global issues. Visit uctv.tv/science

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Bioengineering a Kidney Chip for Better Safer and Faster Drug Development

Can Science Save California Tomatoes From Invasive Weeds?

Can Aging be Reversed? Stem Cells as a Key to Longevity

California Communities Fighting Climate Change

CARTA: Lucy African Heritage and ‘Paleodoms’ with Job Kibii

Spinal Cord Injury and Plasticity: Breathing After Injury

CARTA: Lucy’s Contribution: Understanding the Sequence of Steps Leading to Human Uniqueness with Kim Hill

Food Poisoning: Seafood and Bacteria

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Can Science Save California Tomatoes From Invasive Weeds?

Can Aging be Reversed? Stem Cells as a Key to Longevity

California Communities Fighting Climate Change

CARTA: Lucy African Heritage and ‘Paleodoms’ with Job Kibii

Spinal Cord Injury and Plasticity: Breathing After Injury

CARTA: Lucy’s Contribution: Understanding the Sequence of Steps Leading to Human Uniqueness with Kim Hill

Food Poisoning: Seafood and Bacteria

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