SoT 279: Obviously, You've Missed The Bird
Channel: Science on Top
Date: 2017-11-01

SoT 279: Obviously, You've Missed The Bird
http://scienceontop.com/279

A fifth gravitational wave detection in just two years confirms the dawn of a new era in astronomy. And this one was not only caused by two neutron stars coliding, it was accompanied by gamma ray detections, gave us more clues to the size of the universe, and a better understanding of how gold is formed. 
Bacteria inside cancer cells can weaken or destroy some chemotherapy drugs, rendering them useless. But antibiotics aren't necessarily the answer. 
A quarter of cow DNA originally came from reptiles, thanks to retrotransposons - genes that jump from species to species.

This episode contains traces of Lisa "Kennedy" Montgomery, host of "Kennedy" on Fox Business Network, discussing the gravitational wave discovery with physicist Dr. Michio Kaku.

http://scienceontop.com/279

Chapters:
00:01:11 Six reasons why the latest gravitational wave discovery is huge http://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2017-10-17/gravitational-waves-and-neutron-stars:-why-this-discovery-is-big/9053756
00:17:00 How Bacteria Could Protect Tumors From Anticancer Drugs https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2017/09/how-bacteria-could-protect-tumors-from-anticancer-drugs/539670/
00:27:53 How a Quarter of Cow DNA Came From Reptiles https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2017/10/how-a-quarter-of-the-cow-genome-came-from-reptiles/542868/
00:39:22 Science on Top http://scienceontop.com