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Can a Fecal Transplant Save You From a C. diff Infection?

Can a Fecal Transplant Save You From a C. diff Infection?

Toxin-producing strains of C. difficile bacteria can be a source of aggravated diarrhea, and—if unchecked—may ultimately lead to kidney failure and death. What's worse is that antibiotics can make the situation even more life-threatening. This video explores a potential solution: the use of fecal microbiota transplants to reintroduce “good” bacteria into an infected person's gut.

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Chemistry and the Flint Water Crisis

Chemistry and the Flint Water Crisis

Researchers at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, popularly known as Virginia Tech, helped prove that lead levels were dangerously high in Flint, Michigan tap water, even when government officials denied the problem. This video interviews the researchers to see how they're using standard analytical chemistry to try and make water safer.

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How Does Shampoo Work?

How Does Shampoo Work?

Thanks to chemistry, the products we use to clean our hair have evolved over decades—even centuries. In this video, "Ms. Beautyphile" Trina Espinoza and Lex Fleming from "Made U Look" help explain the science behind shampooing.

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How Prions Arise

How Prions Arise

This animation explains how an abnormally folded version of a protein called a prion may cause neurological disease.

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Is it Okay to Pee in the Pool?

Is it Okay to Pee in the Pool?

Swimming pools are full of disinfectant chemicals that keep them free of microorganisms, but what you might not realize is that those same chemicals are interacting with you. This video answers that age-old question that's been pondered in the back of every deep-end swimmer's mind: is it really okay to urinate in the pool?

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Prion Diseases

Prion Diseases

This animation describes prions, which are abnormally folded proteins in neurons that cause some neurodegenerative disorders.

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Treatment of HIV

Treatment of HIV

This animation explains how various drugs function as treatment for HIV.

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What Happens if You Stop Using Shampoo?

What Happens if You Stop Using Shampoo?

Thanks to chemistry, the products we use to clean and style our hair have evolved over decades—even centuries. Today, some people are choosing to dump shampoo altogether. In this video, "Ms. Beautyphile" Trina Espinoza and Lex Fleming from "Made U Look" help explain the science behind this new fad.

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Why Do Wet Dogs Stink? And Other Canine Chemistry

Why Do Wet Dogs Stink? And Other Canine Chemistry

Dogs—they can be our best four-legged friends, and they're the stars of many Internet videos. This video investigates the chemistry behind a dog's amazing sense of smell, and why wet dogs stink. And have you ever noticed that dog food smells bad? This video gives the reason for that, too. [Credit: Reactions/American Chemical Society (www.youtube.com/acsreactions)]

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The Woman Who Saved the U.S. Space Race (And Other Unsung Scientists)

The Woman Who Saved the U.S. Space Race (And Other Unsung Scientists)

One saved the U.S. space program, another invented a better treatment for leprosy, and a third spawned an agricultural industry in the American Midwest. Mary Sherman Morgan, Alice Ball, and Rachel Lloyd all had amazing accomplishments in chemistry, but their achievements were nearly lost to history. This video celebrates their work. [Credit: Reactions/American Chemical Society (www.youtube.com/acsreactions)]

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