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Quirks and Quarks | Jan 26, 2013 | 10:52

DNA For Data Banks - 2013/01/26 - Pt. 1

DNA molecules could be used to store information, similar to a hard drive.

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Quirks and Quarks - Using Elephants to Study Dinosaur Metabolism - 2013/05/11 - Pt. 2May 11, 2013 | 8:49Quirks and Quarks Using Elephants to Study Dinosaur Metabolism - 2013/05/11 - Pt. 2 Audio
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Quirks and Quarks - Bone Head Dinosaur Diversity - 2013/05/11 - Pt. 1May 11, 2013 | 10:08Quirks and Quarks Bone Head Dinosaur Diversity - 2013/05/11 - Pt. 1 Audio
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Quirks and Quarks - Quirks Question Period:  The Moon's Moon - 2013/05/04 - Pt. 5May 4, 2013 | 4:03Quirks and Quarks Quirks Question Period: The Moon's Moon - 2013/05/04 - Pt. 5 Audio
Quirks and Quarks Quirks Question Period: The Moon's Moon - 2013/05/04 - Pt. 5 May 4, 2013 | 4:03The question 'can a moon have a moon?' is answered 'no' by a Canadian physicist.
Quirks and Quarks - My Beloved Brontosaurus - 2013/05/04 - Pt. 4May 4, 2013 | 20:18Quirks and Quarks My Beloved Brontosaurus - 2013/05/04 - Pt. 4 Audio
Quirks and Quarks My Beloved Brontosaurus - 2013/05/04 - Pt. 4 May 4, 2013 | 20:18In his new book 'My Beloved Brontosaurus' Brian Switek says popular culture has not kept up with scientific discovery.
Quirks and Quarks - Humpbacks Take Fishing Tips From Friends - 2013/05/04 - Pt. 3May 4, 2013 | 8:47Quirks and Quarks Humpbacks Take Fishing Tips From Friends - 2013/05/04 - Pt. 3 Audio
Quirks and Quarks Humpbacks Take Fishing Tips From Friends - 2013/05/04 - Pt. 3 May 4, 2013 | 8:47Humpbacks whales have learned to add lobtail feeding to their routine thanks to a single female who started it in 1980.
Quirks and Quarks - Does Antimatter Have Anti-Gravity? - 2013/05/04 - Pt. 2May 4, 2013 | 8:56Quirks and Quarks Does Antimatter Have Anti-Gravity? - 2013/05/04 - Pt. 2 Audio
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Quirks and Quarks - Shark Embryos Cannibalize Their Siblings - 2013/05/04 - Pt. 1May 4, 2013 | 10:43Quirks and Quarks Shark Embryos Cannibalize Their Siblings - 2013/05/04 - Pt. 1 Audio
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Quirks and Quarks Big Stars Make Long Gamma-ray Bursts - 2013/04/27 - Pt. 5 Apr 27, 2013 | 8:48Super giant stars explode and collapse resulting in longer gamma-ray bursts.
Quirks and Quarks - Bacterial Biofuels Made Better - 2013/04/27 - Pt. 4Apr 27, 2013 | 9:07Quirks and Quarks Bacterial Biofuels Made Better - 2013/04/27 - Pt. 4 Audio
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Quirks and Quarks - Squirrel Stress Makes Big Babies - 2013/04/27 - Pt. 3Apr 27, 2013 | 8:12Quirks and Quarks Squirrel Stress Makes Big Babies - 2013/04/27 - Pt. 3 Audio
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