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http://youtu.be/h2dCQN9UFNY Getting approval for one or more COVID-19 vaccines is just the first step on the long journey we've been on now. » Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker » Watch more Elements! http://bit.ly/ElementsPlaylist » Visit our shop at http://shop.seeker.com The three vaccines currently farthest along in their development and approval processes are all using new technologies; Pfizer’s mRNA vaccine, Moderna’s mRNA vaccine, and AstraZeneca’s vaccine in partnership with Oxford University, which is what’s called a recombinant vector vaccine that uses DNA. Right now, Pfizer’s mRNA vaccine is what’s being actively administered in countries like the UK, the US, and Canada. On December 18th, Moderna’s mRNA vaccine was approved in the US as well. After more tha...

http://youtu.be/QePPCRaaTAI Myocarditis, a rare heart condition that can stem from some common viruses and bacterial infections, often affects young people, has very few symptoms, and goes largely undiagnosed. » Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker » Watch more SICK | http://bit.ly/SICKplaylist » Visit our shop at http://shop.seeker.com In this SICK, we sit down with Dr. DeLisa Fairweather, a PhD researcher from the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida. Dr. Fairweather has studied myocarditis for roughly 25 years. Unlike atherosclerosis, which is commonly linked to heart attacks, and involves your vessels and arteries, Myocarditis is an inflammation of the heart muscle itself and is often caused by viral infections, like Coxsackie (a.k.a. hand, foot, and mouth disease), i...

http://youtu.be/7VtRlPFMZ5c Dengue fever, a mosquito-borne disease caused by a virus of the same name, is also referred to as breakbone fever, but that should be the least of your concerns...what you need to worry about is a complete system shutdown. » Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker » Watch more SICK | http://bit.ly/SICKplaylist Most commonly found in tropical regions, dengue puts 40-50% of the global population at risk. With symptoms ranging from fever, rashes, painful joint and muscle aches and vomiting, dengue symptoms can resemble the flu, but it can become life-threatening in a much different way. Seeker spoke with Dr. Shannon Bennett from the California Academy of Sciences. Dr. Bennett is the curator of microbiology and the chief of science—in addition, she als...

http://youtu.be/0PHoioJ2ViY Rabies has been scaring populations for thousands of years, but it's scary for more reasons than just a painful bite. Once the virus is inside us, it not only destroys our body, but damages our mind, and it can happen fast, or lay dormant for years before fatally attacking. So how exactly do we get from a dog bite to a complete behavioral change to...death? ____________________ SICK is a new series that looks at how diseases actually work inside our body. We'll be visiting medical centers and talking to top researchers and doctors to uncover the mysteries of viruses, bacteria, fungi and our own immune system. Come back every Tuesday for a new episode and let us know in the comments which diseases you think we should cover next. ____________________ Read Mor...

http://youtu.be/eHbTtl5v3J4 Clouds are essential to regulating Earth's temperature, but what happens if they disappear? Why a Half Degree Rise in Global Temperature Would Be Catastrophic - https://youtu.be/teZk3NLU_7M Read More: A World Without Clouds https://www.quantamagazine.org/cloud-loss-could-add-8-degrees-to-global-warming-20190225/ "To imagine 12 degrees of warming, think of crocodiles swimming in the Arctic and of the scorched, mostly lifeless equatorial regions during the PETM. If carbon emissions aren’t curbed quickly enough and the tipping point is breached, “that would be truly devastating climate change,” said Caltech’s Tapio Schneider, who performed the new simulation with Colleen Kaul and Kyle Pressel." A world without clouds? Hardly clear, climate scientists say h...

http://youtu.be/pKRCe1dG2Ok A startup has announced plans to send a pregnant woman to space to give birth. Will this be the first baby born in space? Apollo Episode 1 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uyTgdzH7u4&index=2&list=PL6uC-XGZC7X6t9SWSCN0ETF6HWcxy6bVc Read More: Imagine Giving Birth in Space https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2019/01/space-childbirth-babies/579064/ SpaceLife Origin, based in the Netherlands, wants to send a pregnant woman, accompanied by a ‘trained, world-class medical team,’ in a capsule to the space above Earth. The mission would last 24 to 36 hours. Once the woman delivered the child, the capsule would return to the ground.” Animals in Space https://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/9-12/features/F_Animals_in_Space_9-12.html “Can fish swim in...

http://youtu.be/xlM7rZJqWYM Chinese scientists are planning to launch an “illumination satellite” into orbit in 2020, but will it work? Get 20% off http://www.domain.com domain names and web hosting when you use coupon code SEEKER at checkout! More Crazy Science! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCnZ1F9RAJo&list=PL6uC-XGZC7X55BtpuJR0PGAelW5LS-xwI Read More: Man-made moon to shed light on Chengdu in 2020 http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/201810/19/WS5bc922f3a310eff303283431.html “China's space industry is preparing to launch the world's first artificial moon to help with urban illumination at night, a leading scientist said. China plans to put an artificial moon in orbit above Chengdu, capital of Sichuan province, from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan by 2020.” China...

http://youtu.be/_XZGrZ3DeLg New biogenic solar cells could be cheaper and more efficient than current solar technology. Here’s how they work. Your Gut Microbes Are Controlling Your Mind, Here’s What You’ll Do For Them - https://youtu.be/0raVj1BA7iU Read More: This bacteria could boost solar panels on cloudy days https://www.popsci.com/bacteria-powered-solar-panels “Theirs is not the first experimental biogenic solar cell, but it’s different from the others — and it produced a more powerful current, they said. Also, it works as well in dim light as in bright light.” Bacteria-powered solar cell converts light to energy, even under overcast skies https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-07/uobc-bsc062918.php “With further development, these solar cells--called 'biogenic' because th...

http://youtu.be/UYusz-MIJ4c Titan, Saturn’s largest moon, is home to the first lakes discovered beyond Earth, and NASA wants to build a submarine to explore them. Read More: Calm Seas on Saturn's Moon Titan Offer a Smooth Landing for Future Missions https://www.seeker.com/space/planets/the-calm-seas-on-saturns-moon-titan-mean-a-smooth-landing-for-future-missions “The liquid-hydrocarbon lakes and seas on Titan are incredibly calm, suggesting that future missions to the huge Saturn moon could enjoy a smooth ride to the surface, a new study reports.” ‘Electric Sand’ May Shape Titan Moon’s Strange Surface https://www.seeker.com/space/planets/electric-sand-may-shape-titan-moons-strange-surface “Electrified sands on Saturn's largest moon, Titan, may stick together due to static cling, potenti...

http://youtu.be/Mad_J8s97OM These bicycles are designed to filter smog out of the air as you ride. This could be a game changer for smoggy cities like Beijing. This Is What Pollution Does To Your Body - https://youtu.be/_k22ejJ_fvc Sign Up For The Seeker Newsletter Here - http://bit.ly/1UO1PxI For a 30 days unrestricted trial, go to freshbooks.com/seeker, and enter “Seeker” in the “How You’ve Heard About Us” section. Read More: Anti-smog bikes: could pedal power clean China's polluted air? https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2017/may/19/anti-smog-bikes-china-air-daan-roosegarde "According to Roosegaarde, whose design firm Studio Roosegaarde has offices in both Rotterdam and Beijing, the idea for his Smog Free Project came just over three years ago, as he gazed out of his Beijing ap...

http://youtu.be/mQBbIpl7BTM China is planning to strip mine the moon for a rare helium, but why? Are they even allowed to do this? Follow Julian on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jhug00 Read More: China Plans To Strip Mine The Moon For Rare Helium-3 http://www.immortal.org/4376/china-plans-strip-mine-moon-rare-helium-3/ "Chinese state media has reported the service module of test lunar orbiter has successfully began orbiting the Moon and the lunar mission will see the Chang'e 5 spacecraft perform a soft landing on the surface of the Moon, where it will collect four pounds of rock and soil samples before returning home, China Topix reported." China Reaches Moon Orbit, Wants to Mine Very Rare, Energy Dense Element http://www.zmescience.com/space/china-moon-mine-helium-14012015/ ...

http://youtu.be/PajvbICln_g Researchers are equipping sperm with tiny iron suits to turn them into cancer-fighting robots. Wait, what? How Will Nanotechnology Revolutionize Medicine? - https://youtu.be/_wQxCjCxCiE Sign Up For The Seeker Newsletter Here - http://bit.ly/1UO1PxI Read More: Physicians Unveil the World's First Colonoscopy Robot https://www.seeker.com/tech/robotics/physicians-unveil-the-worlds-first-colonoscopy-robot "Researchers at Vanderbilt University have developed a system for conducting a standard colonoscopy procedure that uses an internal robot guided by an external magnet." World's Tiniest Engines Could Power Micro Robots https://www.seeker.com/worlds-tiniest-engines-could-power-micro-robots-1780897658.html "Scientists have created the world's t...

http://youtu.be/5XnpU9ZMFEg NASA might have a plan to make Mars habitable, and it would involve a giant space magnet. We Found New Planets. No, You Can't Live There - https://youtu.be/9IEteg3ms3g Sign Up For The Seeker Newsletter Here - http://bit.ly/1UO1PxI Read More: Mars' atmosphere stripped by solar winds, NASA says https://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/06/science/space/mars-atmosphere-stripped-away-by-solar-storms-nasa-says.html?_r=0&mtrref=undefined&gwh=960DFDF31E5F9677BB724A1705737078&gwt=pay&assetType=nyt_now Maven Mission reveals speed of solar wind stripping martian atmosphere http://news.agu.org/press-release/maven-mission-reveals-speed-of-solar-wind-stripping-martian-atmosphere/ NASA's Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) mission has identified the proce...