
Lab Rat Chat
Lab Rat Chat
News Bite - July 2021
News Bites are monthly episodes where Danielle and Jeff break down important topics surrounding the field of biomedical research (and some unrelated topics).
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In this News Bite edition, Jeff and Danielle discuss:
- How snake venom has been used to create a new medical “super-glue”
- Naked mole rats and their role in potentially holding the answers to cancer and aging
- The six newest species discovered in 2021 (spoiler alert: one is a plant).
Links to all these stories can be found below
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Resources & Links:
- Researchers create snake-venom-derived 'super glue' that stops bleeding in seconds using visible light (phys.org)
- Could naked mole rats hold key to curing cancer and dementia? Researchers say rodent has unique DNA repair mechanism -- ScienceDaily
- Say Hello to the 6 Newest Species of 2021 | Sierra Club
- Tour a Animal Research Laboratory
- Americans for Medical Progress
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