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What is in the This Week in Science Podcast?
No Womb, Shipwrecked Solar System, Mask Destruction, Cancer Force Field, Bad Air, Giraffe-Mice, Fast Heart Attacks, COVID Vaccine Update, Tone Deaf Honeyeaters, Savage Plovers, Ocean Protection, Green Arctic Acres, Irish Crying Eyes, New Genes, And Much More…
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Justin said things, but didn’t share his script. Does someone want to transcribe it for me?
Let’s start with the science news
No Womb
Researchers are growing mouse embryos in jars.
Shipwrecked solar system
The Antikythera device is being decoded bit by bit!
Masks are destroying the planet!
And no, this isn’t going to magically disappear when the pandemic ends…
Cancer Force Field
Researchers at Ohio State University have evidence that elecromagnetic fields reduce the spread of breast cancer cells.
Bad air
Malaria has been with us for thousands of years.
Giraffe-Mice
Researchers gave mice giraffe genes, and they became resistant to high blood pressure.
Fast food and heart attacks
Super fast story
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It’s time for a COVID Update!
Astra Zeneca Pause
The AZ vaccine has been put on hold in several countries after reports of blood-clots following administration.
AZ Doesn’t Work
But, this might not be a problem because apparently it doesn’t work against the South African B351 variant of COVID-19.
Deadlier COVID
B117 is up to 68% deadlier than other circulating COVID variants. Thankfully, most of our vaccines are effective against it, although slightly less so.
80%
mRNA vaccines reduce asymptomatic infections by 80%, which means that transmission is likely reduced as well.
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It’s time for Blair’s Animal Corner!
Tone-deaf Honeyeaters
Honeyeaters are going extinct because they don’t have song tutors.
Savage Plovers
Moms have to do what moms have to do.
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What does Justin have to say about science this week?
Protecting the ocean is good for everyone
So, let’s do it?
Green acres in the Arctic
A warming Arctic is bad news for modern plants.
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Let’s finish strong with science from Dr. Kiki!
Irish Crying Eyes
Researchers used stem cells to create lacrimal glands in a dish, and then made them cry.
New Genes
Over 50 genes for eye color discovered, and it still doesn’t explain all the variation in our eyes.
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It’s Women’s History Month! Check out this predictions episode of TWIS with futurist Amy Webb, or this one with Britt-Marie Hermes.
Then there was also this one from 2011 just days after the Fukushima disaster in Japan. Justin hosted the show with Justin Robert Young from ‘the NSFW show‘ and Andrew, his co-host on ‘Weird Things‘!
I'm the host of this little science show. 
