News Bite - August 2022

22/08/2022 33 min
News Bite - August 2022

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Send us a textNews 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:Zombie spiders - not quite as horrifying as it soundsRegeneration and restoration of heart cells in micemRNA cancer vaccine developmentA pacemaker implanted into a mini-donkeyAn update on the rare colorful lobster news stories Links to all these stories can be found below Sign up for the Lab Rat Chat newsletter!https://www.amprogress.org/raising-voices/lab-rat-chat/                                         Purchase Lab Rat Chat merch and help support the podcast and biomedical research!https://labratchat.myteespring.co/Follow us on Twitter! Facebook! Instagram!             Resources & Links:Scientists created 'zombie' spiders — and people are freaking out: 'So f--ked up' (nypost.com)New Technology Repairs and Regenerates Heart Cells After a Heart Attack (scitechdaily.com)mRNA Cancer Vaccine Elicits T Cell Response and Eliminates Tumors in Mice (genengnews.com)Mini donkey successfully receives pacemaker to manage fatal heart condition (dvm360.com)Tour an Animal Research LaboratoryAmericans for Medical Progress All Lab Rat Chat episodes are edited by Audionauts: https://audionauts.pro/ Support the showFollow us on Twitter! Facebook! Instagram!https://twitter.com/thelabratchat https://www.facebook.com/labratchat https://www.instagram.com/thelabratchat All Lab Rat Chat episodes are edited by Audionauts: https://audionauts.pro/