Fresh Science: Hip-Hop Guide To The Lab

Researching cancer metastasis and possible therapeutic drug approaches, Ph.D student Nat Harris (hailing from Wollongong, Australia) raps up a science storm in the Fame Lab 2014 competition. Check out the video to see for yourself how his thesis content is not the only thing that's viral!

Fresh Science - Fame Lab 2014

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What is FameLab?

"FameLab is an exciting competition to find the new voices of science and engineering across the world. It is designed to inspire and motivate young scientists and engineers to actively engage with the public and stakeholders."

Each entry consists of a creative 3 minute video, where one effectively describes what their studies or research encompass. Check out more @ www.famelab.org

Fresh Science Rap

Nat Harris is researching a new type of cancer drug that will target a protein on the surface of tumour cells. These drugs will deliver a toxin solely to the tumour cell and kill it. This toxin was originally discovered in the marine periwinkles living on the south coast of NSW. His research has the potential to improve chemotherapy treatment and the overall survival rates of patients with many different cancer types!

Nat was one of the top 10 finalists from New South Wales and it's easy to see why! His performance is memorable, charismatic, and full of interesting content that is difficult to pronounce, let alone rhyme. I dare you to get this tune out of your head!