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Brain Research/Comet Science
This week, scientists announced that mice raised in stimulating environments actually develop more brain cells than mice with less stimulation. In this hour of Science Friday, we'll take a look at recent advances in neuroscience research. Plus, we'll find out what astronomers are learning from Comet Hale-Bopp. Could comets hold the building blocks of life?
Guests:
Fred Gage
Professor, Laboratory of Genetics
Salk Institute for Biological Studies
La Jolla, California
Frances Rauscher
Assistant Professor, Developmental Psychology
University of Wisconsin
Oshkosh, Wisconsin
Harold Weaver
Astrophysicist
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Maryland
Dale Cruikshank
Research Scientist
NASA Ames Research Center
Moffett Field, California
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