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It's often said dogs and their owners resemble each other. Now, researchers at UC-San Francisco are looking for those connections on a whole new level. They're searching for the genes that cause common psychiatric problems in humans - by looking at the DNA of dogs.
Listen to this Radio Report Air Date: Apr 11 2008
By 2050, as our population ages, 15 million Americans will suffer from Alzheimer's disease – triple today's number. Researchers at San Francisco's Gladstone Institutes have found that a gene may hold the key to a cure.
Watch this TV Story Air Date: Apr 8 2008
For years there's been buzz – both positive and negative – about generating ethanol fuel from corn. But thanks to recent developments, the Bay Area is rapidly becoming a world center for the next generation of green fuel alternatives. Meet the scientists investigating the newest methods for converting what we grow into what makes us go.
Watch this TV Story Air Date: Apr 8 2008
Do sharks live in San Francisco Bay? QUEST heads out on a shark-tagging expedition to unlock the secrets of some of the bay's biggest and least known predators.
Watch this TV Story Air Date: Apr 8 2008
California has 11 coal-fired power plants, all used to heat limestone into cement -- making us one of the biggest cement-producing states in the country. These kilns produce 95% of the state's airborne mercury pollution and 2% of its greenhouse gas emissions. Mostly, they've slipped under the radar of regulators, but that is changing fast.
Listen to this Radio Report Air Date: Apr 4 2008
Buildings, concrete, asphalt, tar roof tops and industry have caused cities to reach higher temperatures than surrounding rural areas. Now, green-minded architects are taking cooler approaches to their designs.
Listen to this Radio Report Air Date: Apr 4 2008
It looks like frozen smoke. And it's the lightest solid material on the planet. Aerogel insulates space suits, makes tennis rackets stronger and could be used one day to clean up oil spills.
Watch this TV Story Air Date: Apr 1 2008
Web Extra: Part I of our complete November 2007 interview with astronomer Dr. Jill Tarter of SETI Institute on site at the Allen Telescope Array in Hat Creek, CA.
Watch this TV Story Air Date: Apr 1 2008
Web Extra: Part II of our complete November 2007 interview with astronomer Dr. Jill Tarter of SETI Institute on site at the Allen Telescope Array in Hat Creek, CA.
Watch this TV Story Air Date: Apr 1 2008
Is anyone out there? For over 40 years scientists have been searching for extraterrestrial intelligence, but they've found nothing. Now the new Allen Telescope Array, a string of 350 radio telescopes, is being built 300 miles north of San Francisco and is breathing new life into the search.
Watch this TV Story Air Date: Apr 1 2008
Nature-Deficit Disorder/ Ugo Conti's Spider Boat
- Fri, May 16 at 8:00PM, on KQED HD
- Fri, May 16 at 11:00PM, on KQED HD
- Sat, May 17 at 6:30AM, on KQED Channel 9
- Sat, May 17 at 6:30AM, on KQED HD
Disappearing Frogs/ Planet Hunters
- Sat, May 17 at 1:00PM, on KQED World
Nature-Deficit Disorder/ Ugo Conti's Spider Boat
- Sat, May 17 at 4:30PM, on KQED HD
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