"... The eyes are often the first thing we see when we look at someone. And when you look at them up close, everyone’s eye color is a kaleidoscope of shapes and hues. How does eye color work? The answer... continue reading

posted by ant 4 years 11 months 1 week ago • 543 views • 6:21

Incest makes us disgusted - but why?

posted by Mordhaus 6 years 1 month 3 weeks ago • 41 views • 2:41

YouTube description: This is how we go from single cells to people. EVO-DEVO Huxley B. Mac. Oh Carroll, Carroll Gould, Stephen Jay yeah D-D-D-D-Davidson and Peter See One cell divide and... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 6 months 3 weeks ago • 923 views • 4:46

YouTube: Heart disease continues to be the number one killer in the United States. Because of that, billions of dollars are spent every year on medications that reduce your risk of disease and death. Compounding... continue reading

posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 2 months 3 weeks ago • 46 views • 6:22

This is without a doubt the most entertaining A Capella Science song yet. The song assumes you already know about Crispr-Cas9, so it never actually explains that it's a targeted gene editing technique... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 6 months 2 weeks ago • 497 views • 6:07

Via YouTube: Any molecular biologist will tell you that genetic engineering is tricky. But up until recently we might be witnessing a new age in human development.

posted by Gratefulmom 7 years 7 months 3 weeks ago • 181 views • 8:39

Designer babies, the end of diseases, genetically modified humans that never age. Outrageous things that used to be science fiction are suddenly becoming reality. The only thing we know for sure is that... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 7 years 8 months 2 weeks ago • 384 views • 16:04

If you're not a morning person, science says you probably never will be.

posted by Mordhaus 7 years 10 months 3 weeks ago • 88 views • 3:53

A'yup YouTube: A new technology could make diseases like Zika a thing of the past. But should we use it? The CDC on Zika: http://www.cdc.gov/zika/ Vox explains Zika virus in 6 charts: http://bit.ly/1POrNjA... continue reading

posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 2 months 3 weeks ago • 123 views • 5:36

"Apparently, your biggest enemy is not lions and tigers and bears ..." YouTube: What were the first organisms to have sex? We may never know the answer, but as Bill Nye explains in this Big Think interview,... continue reading

posted by PlayhousePals 9 years 3 weeks ago • 235 views • 3:58

YouTube: There’s a lot we don’t know about how and when dogs were first domesticated. But we do know that the process made dogs very different from their wild cousins, in some unexpected ways.

posted by PlayhousePals 9 years 1 month 4 weeks ago • 816 views • 3:37

"Genes matter." YouTube: Not sleeping for days on end. Long periods of euphoria. Racing thoughts. Grandiose ideas. Mania. Depression. All of these are symptoms of Bipolar Disorder. In this episode of... continue reading

posted by PlayhousePals 9 years 7 months 2 weeks ago • 281 views • 10:00