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This Week: Natural HIV Cure?, Telescope Names, Disrupting Bacteria, Lungfish Cocoons, COVID Update, Orangutan Art?, Cats Do Care, Exercise Guts, Grandmother Brain, Psychopathic Society, And Much More…
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Let’s start with some quick science news
Natural HIV Cure?
Did the Esperanza patient cure herself?
Telescope naming controversy
Why do we even bother naming things after people anymore? What would you call the James Webb Space Telescope? Let us know!
Bacterial Disruption
Let’s take them out.
Lungfish Cocoons
The cocoon is the fish.
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Want a COVID Update?
Reservoir Found?
A new tool helps researchers get closer to identifying the SARS-CoV2 reservoirs.
Rollout
It was good
Placental Propagation
SARS-CoV2 propagates through the placenta.
More Anti-depressant Evidence
COVID-19 patients on SSRIs are less likely to die.
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It’s time for Blair’s Animal Corner!
Orangutan drawing show us something special
Do animals create art as a rewarding, reflective experience? Maybe.
Cats care about you
Or at least, they want to know where you are and what you’re doing.
Coral parents online dating
Can we pick coral parents to make our reefs stronger? Worth a try…?
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Exercise Guts
Exercise reduces pain via release of endocannabinoids AND by altering the gut microbiome to release pain-reducing molecules.
Grandmother Brain
It’s primed for empathy with grandchildren.
Psychopathic People
There are lots of psychopaths according to a new review study.
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This one from 2011 was full of great science news. What were we discussing 10-years ago? People were blaming The Pill for prostate cancer in Canada, Antarctic mountains had a double origin story, invasive rats were pollinating flowers in New Zealand, and so much more. Take a trip down memory lane with TWIS!
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