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located in San Francisco

QUEST is a TV, radio, web, and education series by KQED that explores the most important trends and issues in science, environment and nature in Northern California. KQED's most ambitious local offering ever, QUEST includes a half-hour weekly HD television program, weekly radio segments, a community science blog, an innovative website and unique education guides. QUEST's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on nine content areas: astronomy, biology, chemistry, engineering, environment, geology, health, physics and weather. http://www.kqed.org/quest The QUEST Community Science Blog writers come from local museums, zoos, science centers and research institutions, as well as KQED's TV and Radio producers covering stories in the field.

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posted on
May 7th, 2013
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KQED QUEST Community Science Blog
based in
San Francisco

Next Meal: Engineering Food

In this half-hour special, QUEST Northern California explores genetically engineered crops in the wake of Proposition 37, the 2012 ballot initiative that would have required foods containing geneti ...

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posted on
May 6th, 2013
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KQED QUEST Community Science Blog
based in
San Francisco
posted on
May 3rd, 2013
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KQED QUEST Community Science Blog
based in
San Francisco

In Search of the Bacterial Garden of Eden

A vast and teeming crew

Here's something to stop and consider: You are mostly not you.

Ninety percent of the cells in your body don't have your DNA. They weren't in y ...

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posted on
May 3rd, 2013
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KQED QUEST Community Science Blog
based in
San Francisco

The Human Microbiome: A Rogue's Gallery

Scientists are starting to get a handle on what kinds of microbes live in the human body and, roughly, how those populations differ from one individual to another. A key question now is whether the ...

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