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Exploring Corals of...
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16:30:00 05/08/12

Off California's coastline, thousands of feet below the deep blue ocean where the sun's rays don't reach, teems a diverse community of deep sea corals. Armed with ...

Exploring Corals of the Deep

Added 05/08/12
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Exploring Corals of the Deep

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Off California's coastline, thousands of feet below the deep blue ocean where the sun's rays don't reach, teems a diverse community of deep sea corals. Armed with unmanned submarines equipped with robotic arms, sensors and HD cameras, scientists are exploring this treasure trove of corals and the rich marine life living among them.

Childhood Obesity: ...
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16:30:00 05/01/12

One in six kids in the United States is obese, a condition that doubles their risk of heart disease. Lorena Ramos, 14, a patient at the Healthy Hearts clinic at Ch...

Childhood Obesity: Kids Fight Back

Added 05/01/12
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Childhood Obesity: Kids Fight Back

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One in six kids in the United States is obese, a condition that doubles their risk of heart disease. Lorena Ramos, 14, a patient at the Healthy Hearts clinic at Children's Hospital Oakland struggles to lose weight. Will she succeed?

Rushing to Save Hea...
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16:30:00 05/01/12

By rushing heart attack victims to the operating table and opening their blocked arteries while their heart attacks are underway, doctors are now able to save 95% ...

Rushing to Save Heart Attack Patients

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Rushing to Save Heart Attack Patients

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By rushing heart attack victims to the operating table and opening their blocked arteries while their heart attacks are underway, doctors are now able to save 95% of those who make it to the hospital.

Pump It Up: Heart H...
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16:30:00 05/01/12

This half-hour program looks at heart disease – the number one killer in the United States – from the point of view of a teenager trying to lower her risk, a heart...

Pump It Up: Heart Health Special Report (FULL SHOW)

Added 05/01/12
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Pump It Up: Heart Health Special Report (FULL SHOW)

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This half-hour program looks at heart disease – the number one killer in the United States – from the point of view of a teenager trying to lower her risk, a heart attack survivor, and a scientist working to rebuild damaged hearts.

Amateur Rocketeers ...
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16:30:00 04/24/12

For decades amateur rocket builders, or "rocketeers," have been trying to reach space. Now with advances in materials and technology, they're able to do it. QUEST ...

Amateur Rocketeers Reach For The Stars

Added 04/24/12
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Amateur Rocketeers Reach For The Stars

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For decades amateur rocket builders, or "rocketeers," have been trying to reach space. Now with advances in materials and technology, they're able to do it. QUEST travels to rocket launches in fallowed fields and barren deserts to learn more about this addictive hobby and to meet a group of passionate high school rocketeers.

Edible Insects: Fin...
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16:30:00 04/24/12

"Insects do not taste like chicken," said Daniella Martin, a charismatic advocate of eating low - make that really low - on the food chain. Through public lectures...

Edible Insects: Finger Lickin' Grub

Added 04/24/12
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Edible Insects: Finger Lickin' Grub

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"Insects do not taste like chicken," said Daniella Martin, a charismatic advocate of eating low - make that really low - on the food chain. Through public lectures, cooking demonstrations and her 'Girl Meets Bug' website, Martin preaches the gospel of why, in her opinion, more people should munch on mealworms, crunch a cricket or feast on plump bee larvae.

Your Photos on QUES...
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16:30:00 04/24/12

Photographer Simon Christen shares his passion for observing the environment through the process of time-lapse photography. By training his lens on natural events ...

Your Photos on QUEST: Simon Christen

Added 04/24/12
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Your Photos on QUEST: Simon Christen

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Photographer Simon Christen shares his passion for observing the environment through the process of time-lapse photography. By training his lens on natural events as fog and the orbiting moon, he discovers things about the natures of these seemingly ubiquitous elements of our world that few have seen before.

Science on the SPOT...
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16:30:00 04/18/12

Scientists in San Francisco have coaxed mouse hearts to repair themselves from within. The breakthrough could lead to treatments for the 5 million people in the Un...

Science on the SPOT: New Hope for Heart Repair

Added 04/18/12
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Science on the SPOT: New Hope for Heart Repair

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Scientists in San Francisco have coaxed mouse hearts to repair themselves from within. The breakthrough could lead to treatments for the 5 million people in the United States living with a damaged heart.

Science on the SPOT...
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16:30:00 04/05/12

Monarch Butterflies migrate from all over the western United States to overwinter along the California coast. Conservation Biologist Stu Weiss uses specialized pho...

Science on the SPOT: Monarch Meetup

Added 04/05/12
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Science on the SPOT: Monarch Meetup

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Monarch Butterflies migrate from all over the western United States to overwinter along the California coast. Conservation Biologist Stu Weiss uses specialized photographic equipment to study what makes good Monarch overwintering habitat.

New Research into D...
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16:30:00 11/23/11

In 2006, the world learned that honeybees in America and Canada were dying in large numbers, and hives were becoming defunct. Five years later, what have scientist...

New Research into Disappearing Bees

Added 11/23/11
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New Research into Disappearing Bees

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In 2006, the world learned that honeybees in America and Canada were dying in large numbers, and hives were becoming defunct. Five years later, what have scientists learned about the causes of Colony Collapse Disorder?

Why I Do Science: K...
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16:30:00 11/23/11

Kandis Elliot is on the Botany Department staff at the University of Wisconsin, but she's not a scientist or professor. Elliot is an artist and transforms mere pho...

Why I Do Science: Kandis Elliot

Added 11/23/11
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Why I Do Science: Kandis Elliot

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Kandis Elliot is on the Botany Department staff at the University of Wisconsin, but she's not a scientist or professor. Elliot is an artist and transforms mere photographs of plants into lush, painterly artworks that educate as well as captivate.

Science on the SPOT...
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16:30:00 11/23/11

The USGS National Wildlife Health Center investigates animal die-offs and threats to endangered species through on-site investigation and necropsies--animal autops...

Science on the SPOT: National Wildlife Health Center Investigates

Added 11/23/11
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Science on the SPOT: National Wildlife Health Center Investigates

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The USGS National Wildlife Health Center investigates animal die-offs and threats to endangered species through on-site investigation and necropsies--animal autopsy--at its headquarters in Madison, Wisconsin.

Growing Skin
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16:30:00 11/16/11

Biomedical researchers are investigating ways to 'grow' new skin in hopes that healing burns can be quicker, safer and more complete.

Growing Skin

Added 11/16/11
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Growing Skin

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Biomedical researchers are investigating ways to 'grow' new skin in hopes that healing burns can be quicker, safer and more complete.

Exoskeletons Walk F...
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16:30:00 11/16/11

An exoskeleton suit may seem like science fiction, turning ordinary humans into super heroes, but wearable robots are moving forward into reality.

Exoskeletons Walk Forward

Added 11/16/11
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Exoskeletons Walk Forward

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An exoskeleton suit may seem like science fiction, turning ordinary humans into super heroes, but wearable robots are moving forward into reality.

Why I Do Science: D...
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16:30:00 11/16/11

If you can't abide Brussels sprouts and broccoli, your genes may be to blame. Geneticist Danielle Reed of the Monell Chemical Senses Center in Philadelphia studies...

Why I Do Science: Danielle Reed

Added 11/16/11
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Why I Do Science: Danielle Reed

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If you can't abide Brussels sprouts and broccoli, your genes may be to blame. Geneticist Danielle Reed of the Monell Chemical Senses Center in Philadelphia studies differences in our perception of taste and smell. A small blip in DNA might determine if you're bitter blind or have a sweet tooth.

Science on the SPOT...
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16:30:00 11/09/11

QUEST travels to the Cleveland Museum of Natural History to meet Dr. Spurlock, an anatomist and forensic reconstruction artist who uses clay to re-construct the fa...

Science on the SPOT: Resurrecting the Dead

Added 11/09/11
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Science on the SPOT: Resurrecting the Dead

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QUEST travels to the Cleveland Museum of Natural History to meet Dr. Spurlock, an anatomist and forensic reconstruction artist who uses clay to re-construct the faces of ancient humans in order to show what they looked like when alive. She also sketches more recently deceased individuals using only their remains in order to help law enforcement solve crimes.

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Asteroid Hunters

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Asteroid Hunters
03/25/09

Everyone knows that eight planets orbit the Sun. But thousands of other objects, including icy comets and football field-sized asteroids, are also zooming around our solar system. And some of them could be on a collision course with Earth. QUEST explores how these Near Earth Objects are being tracked and what scientists are saying should be done to prevent a deadly impact.