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Episodes
  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Do you ever think your sibling comes from a different species entirely?

    Ant Clones
    Do you ever think your sibling comes from a different species entirely?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Ever heard of Goldilocks and the three… black holes?!

    Medium Black Hole
    Ever heard of Goldilocks and the three… black holes?!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Is pain relief aFOOT?

    Sole-Searching for Relief
    Is pain relief aFOOT?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Is it just me, or is seafood getting … crunchier?

    Seafood Surprise
    Is it just me, or is seafood getting … crunchier?

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    Apple
    Roll over Beethoven! And Balto too!

    Sled Dog DNA
    Roll over Beethoven! And Balto too!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Pressure is higher, conditions are dire, under the sea!

    Robot Soft Girl Era
    Pressure is higher, conditions are dire, under the sea!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Welcome to the New World, golden opportunities… or not.

    The American Paydream
    Welcome to the New World, golden opportunities… or not.

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    Apple
    Is cannabis…*COUGH COUGH*... the silent killer?! 

    Cannabis-linked DNA?
    Is cannabis…*COUGH COUGH*... the silent killer?! 

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    An elephant never forgets… but here’s my card, just in case.

    Elephant ID
    An elephant never forgets… but here’s my card, just in case.

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    It’s just like printing your own… rockets?!

    Printer to Launchpad
    It’s just like printing your own… rockets?!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Could we rewrite the story of Down syndrome?

    Chromosome Cleanup!
    Could we rewrite the story of Down syndrome?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    How does nature nurture your newborn?!

    Ready, Set, Grow!
    How does nature nurture your newborn?!

Episodes
  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Are we friends… or… ANTI-FRIENDS?!

    Friendly Memories
    Are we friends… or… ANTI-FRIENDS?!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Everyone loves a wrapped gift, but what about your cells?

    Cellular Gift Exchange
    Everyone loves a wrapped gift, but what about your cells?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    It’s a bird… it’s a plane… It’s Oumuamua!!!

    Cool-House Rock
    It’s a bird… it’s a plane… It’s Oumuamua!!!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Take a deep breath... or a miniature one!

    Mini Lungs
    Take a deep breath... or a miniature one!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Besides zombies...who ELSE loves BRAINS??

    Fresh Brains
    Besides zombies...who ELSE loves BRAINS??

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    More money, more PROBLEMS?!

    Married Money
    More money, more PROBLEMS?!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    “Make new friends, but keep the old”  - but what if you move 10,000 miles away??

    Bees or Birds?
    “Make new friends, but keep the old”  - but what if you move 10,000 miles away??

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    Apple
    Eat better to feel better? Now that’s un-BELLY-ievable!

    Gleeful Guts
    Eat better to feel better? Now that’s un-BELLY-ievable!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Mutation spotted! Evolve, you cheeky monkey!

    GENE-ius Primates
    Mutation spotted! Evolve, you cheeky monkey!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Who do you think would win a chess game? You or … an octopus?

    Calamari-velous Creatures
    Who do you think would win a chess game? You or … an octopus?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Is there a recipe for longer life?

    Toasting to Taurine
    Is there a recipe for longer life?

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    Apple
    Primordial soup? Yum!

    Life's Soupy Start
    Primordial soup? Yum!

Credits
  • Sandra Tsing Loh