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Episode 80: May 2022

In this episode, we hear about insulin and the body clock, communication in baboons, the sleep patterns of animals in the wild, a new species of dinosaur, and how Covid antibodies produced in response to vaccines and infection compare.
Episode 80: May 2022
Yuxisaurus kopchicki in the early Jurassic ecosystem in southwestern China 190 million years ago. Image credit: Shundong Bi/Yu Chen (CC BY 4.0)

Chapters

  1. 0:31
    Clockwork molecules
    The circadian rhythm is tightly linked to the release of insulin
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  2. 7:24
    Language goes hand in hand with handedness
    Baboons use their right hand for communication
  3. 15:16
    Keeping track of sleep in the wild 
    Ecological and social pressures affect sleep in wild baboons
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    • Insight by Yuuki Y Watanabe, Christian Rutz
  4. 22:09
    Comparing Covid-19 antibodies
    How do Covid antibodies to vaccines and infection compare?
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  5. 29:05
    A new species of armored dinosaur
    Yuxisaurus sheds light on the evolution of armoured dinosaurs
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