Researchers virtually unwrap a 1500-year-old scroll-NSF Science Now 36

The video covers four main topics: malaria transmission and the discovery of a protein that aids in mosquito infection, microbial interactions in Antarctica and their impact on the marine food web, innovative wireless technology that uses TV channels for data transmission, and the virtual unwrapping of an ancient scroll revealing text from the Book of Leviticus. Each section highlights significant research funded by the National Science Foundation, showcasing advancements in health, environmental science, technology, and archaeology.

What is the role of the FREP protein in the malaria transmission cycle?

• It prevents mosquitoes from biting humans.

• It allows the malaria parasite to infect mosquitoes.

• It helps mosquitoes resist the malaria parasite.

• It cures malaria in humans.

In the Southern Ocean, what is the main resource that phytoplankton and microbes compete for?

• Carbon Dioxide

• Vitamin B12

• Oxygen

• Nitrogen

What is the significance of the research conducted in McMurdo Sound, Antarctica?

• It helps predict future changes in microbial interactions.

• It discovered a new species of phytoplankton.

• It developed a new method for collecting water samples.

• It found a way to increase vitamin B12 production.

What is the purpose of the 'watch' system developed by Rice University researchers?

• To increase TV channel availability.

• To monitor and use inactive TV channels for data transmission.

• To block unauthorized wireless data transmissions.

• To enhance TV signal quality.

How was the text from the 1500-year-old scroll revealed?

• By using infrared technology.

• By physically unwrapping the scroll.

• By translating ancient languages.

• By using a state-of-the-art tomographic scan and virtual unwrapping.