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An Antidote for Deadly Mushrooms?
Season 9
Episode 15
The death cap is one of the most poisonous mushrooms known. Even small doses can prove fatal, so a group of chemists went looking for an antidote. But how do you go about discovering a new antidote for an ancient poison? With modern tools like CRISPR and computer simulations, they may be on the verge of finally removing the "death" from the death cap.
8:46
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11:15
George tries to make a new discovery in a huge field of science... and he might have.
12:00
This week Alex takes to the lab and investigates the stable isotopes in 20 different honeys.
20:29
Rubbing two balloons together leads George to a shocking discovery.
11:25
Is baking soda a legal, performance enhancing drug?
8:10
George tries to make electricity using dialysis tubing, toilet parts, and a baby turbine.
13:59
Alex wonders what happens when hot water freezes quicker than room temperature water?
9:56
Could a seemingly magical 300-year-old technology save us from climate change?
14:50
Fluoride is everywhere in the discourse but here’s what the research actually says.
9:47
How does a lifesaving drug vanish into thin air?
9:36
is there really a difference in the Coca-Cola from Mexico?
11:57
Alex made some kidney stones at home and tested prevention methods to keep them at bay.