Lab Rat Chat
Lab Rat Chat
News Bite - October 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 mice, and many other species, benefit from having fat in their bodies.
- Needless jet injection technology?!
- Reviving organs in pigs HOURS after death
- Why elephants don't get cancer - we bet you've never even thought about this but it's quite incredible
Links to all these stories can be found below
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Resources & Links:
Benefits of Fat in the Body Story:
https://www.the-scientist.com/news-opinion/how-fat-cells-help-kick-parasites-out-of-mice-study-70627
Needleless Jet Injection Story:
https://www.biospace.com/article/on-the-horizon-needle-free-vaccination-could-offer-better-protection-and-access-/
Reviving Pig Organs After Death Story:
https://www.science.org/content/article/pig-organs-revived-1-hour-after-animals-death
Elephants and Cancer Story: https://m.dailykos.com/stories/2022/10/23/2130664/-Top-Comments-Elephants-Rarely-Get-Cancer-Why
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