News Bite - March 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:

• How scientists have figured out a way to interpret pig grunts to reveal their emotions
• Jeff's lack of ability to pay attention to prior News Bite stories and re-tell a story from January about osteoarthritis (but, as a man with 4 kids, just happens to be able to make-up for it by having an additional story regarding male contraceptive research on hand and ready to go)
• The first ever genetic model of down syndrome in rats
• The mystifying way boa constrictors are able to breathe while squeezing their prey

 Links to all these stories can be found below

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Resources & Links:

• Researchers Figure Out How to Interpret Pig Grunts as Pig Emotions - CNET
• The pill for men: Mice study shows 99% effectiveness (medicalnewstoday.com)
• To be thorough - Jeff's repeated story: Implant zaps the inside of the knee joint to stimulate the growth of cartilage | Daily Mail Online
• Scientists Create Novel Genetic Model of Down Syndrome in Rats (hopkinsmedicine.org)
• How Boa Constrictors Breathe While Squeezing the Life Out of Their Prey | Science| Smithsonian Magazine
• Tour an Animal Research Laboratory
• Americans for Medical Progress

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