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) 5 years 7 months 2 weeks ago • 490 views • 6:07

Last month I brought attention to a particularly nasty product currently promoted online to vulnerable people as a cancer cure. Black salve is a paste made from a mixture of Bloodroot extract and zinc... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 5 years 7 months 3 weeks ago • 330 views • 8:10

Your rich, eccentric uncle just passed away, and you and your 99 nasty relatives have been invited to the reading of his will. He wanted to leave all of his money to you, but he knew that if he did, your... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 6 years 2 weeks ago • 286 views • 3:50

A distant predecessor of the dreaded hipster perchance? YouTube: Sometimes, big hunks of strange-looking flesh wash up onshore and then people think that they’re dinosaurs or giant octopi or previously... continue reading

posted by PlayhousePals 6 years 10 months ago • 18 views • 3:14

"Right now, you are inhabited by trillions of microorganisms. Many of these bacteria are harmless (or even helpful!), but there are a few strains of ‘super bacteria’ that are pretty nasty — and they’re... continue reading

posted by Warren E. Hale (MrFisk) 7 years 9 months 2 weeks ago • 151 views • 4:35