Tonight, the Perpetual Notion Machine again explores the realm of gene editing. Five years ago this month, PNM talked with biomedical engineer Kris Saha about the process and techniques of gene editing. Borrowing an innate immunity mechanism in bacteria called CRISPR, and its Cas9 protein, scientists have been learning how to use, or essentially program, […]
Tattoos for Your Health
Imagine going to your doctor’s office and leaving with a prescription for a tattoo. You know, to protect your health. My grandmother would have been shocked. Then again, imagine being able to temporarily turn off your tattoos, making them invisible when you visit your easily shocked grandmother, but then turn them on again when you’re […]
Google Earth for the Body
We can access multi-scale images of the earth, to visualize massive continents and zoom into tiny cars parked in our driveway. However, we lack the technology to visualize the entire human body and zoom into a particular cell of interest. Eight O’Clock Buzz host Brian Standing talks to University of Wisconsin Biomedical Engineer Melissa Skala […]
