News Bite - February 2022

News Bites are monthly episodes where Danielle and Jeff break down important topics surrounding the field of biomedical research (and some unrelated topics).

In this News Bite edition, Jeff and Danielle discuss:

• A new way to treat bacterial pneumonia in mice without using antibiotics
• Chimpanzees catching insects and using them to treat their wounds
• Paralyzed men able to walk again following spinal implant
• Regenerating frog legs and the possibility of one day growing human limbs for amputees

 Links to all these stories can be found below

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Resources & Links:

• 3 paralyzed men can walk again after getting electrode implant | Live Science
• Chimpanzees Appear to Use Insects to Treat Their Wounds | Smart News | Smithsonian Magazine
• Researchers target a mouse’s own cells, rather than using antibiotics, to treat pneumonia -- ScienceDaily
• Frogs regrow amputated legs in breakthrough experiment | Live Science
• Tour an Animal Research Laboratory
• Americans for Medical Progress

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