News Bite - May 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:

• Ticking time bombs within our cells may determine when we die
• The ability of simple mosquito brains to detect humans
• An update on the first-ever pig to human heart transplant
• A potential vaccine for Alzheimer's disease which has shown promise in mice

 Links to all these stories can be found below

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Resources & Links:

• Ticking time bombs of DNA mutation may dictate when animals die | Live Science
• Mosquito brains encode unique features of human odour to drive host seeking | Nature
• Porcine Virus May Have Led to the Death of First-Ever Pig Heart Transplant Patient | Smart News| Smithsonian Magazine
• Study preserves memory in mice, offering promising new basis for active immunization against Alzheimer's disease -- ScienceDaily
• Tour an Animal Research Laboratory
• Americans for Medical Progress

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