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The 2006 Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement - Dr. Schindler Lecture Channel: ResearchChannel Length: 2310 Date: February 12, 2009 Celebrating its 33rd anniversary, the Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement is one of the premier awards honoring work in environmental scienc...

Is Evolution an Algorithmic Process? Channel: ResearchChannel Length: 3434 Date: February 12, 2009 Daniel Dennett discusses his research into Darwin’s evolutionary theory of natural selection and describes its suggestion of evolution as an algor...

New Methods in Soil Ecology: Combining Biology and Computation Channel: ResearchChannel Length: 2042 Date: February 12, 2009 Microorganisms make up a huge but largely unknown part of the biosphere. Developing a better understanding of the complex interactions between micr...

Hubble Space Telescope Channel: ResearchChannel Length: 3456 Date: February 12, 2009 Glimpsing the Birth of the Universe The University of Washington Astronomy Department and the Second Century Lecture Series of the American Astrono...

Malaria: Hot Times for a Bad Disease Channel: ResearchChannel Length: 0 Date: February 12, 2009 Dr. Wesley Van Voorhis, acting head of UW’s allergy and infectious diseases division, talks about the ongoing battle against malaria — one of the ...

Genomic Views of Human History Channel: ResearchChannel Length: 3541 Date: February 12, 2009 New tools of genomic analysis are being used to shed light on historical puzzles. Migrations of ancient peoples, the effects of geographic boundar...

Chemical Genomics: New Tools for Medicine Channel: ResearchChannel Length: 3509 Date: February 12, 2009 Scientists can create and test millions of new molecules to identify those useful for studying biology and new medicines. Designing and screening n...

Investigating a Warming Arctic: A Conversation (long) Channel: ResearchChannel Length: 3430 Date: February 12, 2009 Researchers from many disciplines have long looked to the Arctic for signs of climate change and an understanding of the dynamic interrelationship ...

Biology in Four Dimensions Channel: ResearchChannel Length: 3493 Date: February 12, 2009 How do early birds get up in time to catch the worms? A clock in our brains helps us maintain daily, or circadian, rhythms. Dr. Joseph S. Takahash...

How Weird is the Cosmos? (304) Channel: ResearchChannel Length: 1619 Date: February 12, 2009 The Cosmos is weirder than we think. It’s so weird that four experts can only sit around and laugh as they outdo each other in trading stories abou...

Genetics and Molecular Biotechnology: Departmental Seminar Channel: ResearchChannel Length: 3260 Date: February 12, 2009 Why do some people get cancer and others not? Nobel Prize-winning work by Lee Hartwell has revealed a suite of genes that control cell growth and ...

Astronomy from the Edge of Space Channel: ResearchChannel Length: 1710 Date: February 12, 2009 A team of rocket scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Space Astronomy Laboratory talk about innovative developments such as the Star...

Advanced Medical Treatments Channel: ResearchChannel Length: 1700 Date: February 12, 2009 In this episode, visit with Spencer Benson, Ph.D., and Yuan Lin, Ph.D., who are working with an herb called Rubricine to develop an herbal medicat...

Ecosystem Restoration: Principles of Ecosystem Restoration Channel: ResearchChannel Length: 3475 Date: February 12, 2009 This episode on ecosystem restoration investigates the issues surrounding the restoration of our land and water resources and ways in which to plac...

Crime Scene Investigation and Forensic Anthropology Channel: ResearchChannel Length: 1734 Date: February 12, 2009 Professors Marilyn London and Tom Mauriello join Andrew Wolvin, Ph.D., to discuss how scientists assist in criminal investigations. &#...

Creating New Billion Dollar IT-based Business in the 21st Century Channel: ResearchChannel Length: 1710 Date: February 12, 2009 University of Washington president Mark Emmert welcomes multi-disciplined academics, PhD students and leading company innovators to the inaugural ...

Factories of the Future Channel: ResearchChannel Length: 3480 Date: February 12, 2009 Bacteria have the ability to carry out a broad array of chemical syntheses, more extensive than any existing chemical factory. In addition, bacter...

Ecosystem Restoration: Examples of Ecosystem Restoration and Community Involvement Channel: ResearchChannel Length: 3464 Date: February 12, 2009 In the second presentation of the ecosystem restoration, experts provide examples of ways they and their teams are working to restore local ecosys...

Challenges of Forest Stewardship Channel: ResearchChannel Length: 3510 Date: February 12, 2009 The need for active stewardship of public forests is already critical and will greatly intensify in the 21st century. Globalization of the wood pro...

Adult Stem Cells and Regeneration Channel: ResearchChannel Length: 3506 Date: February 12, 2009 Mature organisms have stem cells of various sorts, called adult stem cells. Adult stem cells are an essential source of cells for healing and rege...

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