Marin Science Seminar

08/20/2026

When one looks at the origin of life there are many questions. How did the first cells form? How did we get lipid bilayer membranes? How with RNA get incorporated into those cells. Well... That's what spontaneously happens if you combine lipids and RNA.... https://fb.watch/J715jTKOdD/

08/20/2026

My great friend and colleague in medical and graduate school Hans Prohaska MD, PHD worked on cancer prevention and then died of melanoma, it is great to see major advances in therapies for this cancer. https://fb.watch/J6X8pZEOuj/

08/20/2026

Scientists have now found Denisovan femurs and have a height estimate (hint they were tall). https://www.science.org/content/article/denisovans-towered-over-their-contemporaries-and-munched-bunch-meat?utm_campaign=Science&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=ownedSocial&fbclid=IwY2xjawTz_iRwZG9mBWV4dG4DYWVtAjEwAGJyaWQRMUtGZW12ODB4UXJyNTF2T0RzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEe8mOa-lwg646nGqK5xFPj9UNrnvCmJ5d2CQP9uwdBDtMTpoXbcB4aVCxpKWk_aem_a_7K3wOp5vpGYtJ3OEuJSg

A pair of studies dissects the stature and diets of our mysterious archaic cousins

08/17/2026

Deadline for applying to the Marin Science Seminar High School internship is approaching (Fri. 8/28). If you know a Marin-based high school student interested in STEM, please forward this link to them. Zoom interviews must be completed by 9/1 and cannot be guaranteed for students who apply the last few days. Join us & Learn! https://marinscienceseminar.com/interns/

08/17/2026

Fascinating view inside one of CERN’s particle detectors. https://fb.watch/J2f6tnN7_f/

08/17/2026

Sometimes exceptional engineering combine with luck to make great scientific advancements. https://fb.watch/J2emSGeJi5/

08/16/2026

Excellent summary of the first and only mission to Mars focused primarily on testing for living organisms.

On the morning of July 20, 1976, roughly 40 minutes after mission controllers received word that the Viking 1 lander had successfully touched down on the surface of Mars, this photo gave us our first view from the surface of the Red Planet. Credit: NASA/JPL

08/16/2026

The new space based Roman telescope will be a giant upgrade over Hubble. https://fb.watch/J0V4dj8vtC/

08/07/2026

That red goo is microbial life coming from a glacier. Life can exist in amazingly hostile environments.

A research team co-led by a Yale scientist has identified complex organisms near the Blood Falls area of the Taylor Glacier in Antarctica — a discovery that offers new implications for how microbial life adapts to harsh environmental conditions.

08/07/2026

You can volunteer at the Bay Area Science Festival and meet some cool people! 😃