An isopod, well-adapted to the harsh conditions of arid-lands, crawls on the desert floor in search of leaf litter Download icon

Episode 96: December 2024

In this episode, we hear about predicting the evolution of influenza viruses, how deserts decompose matter despite the dry, what worms are revealing about a gene linked to autism, and how mice detect the smell of cats.
Podcast
Episode 96: December 2024
Viraj R. Torsekar (CC BY 4.0)

Chapters

  1. 0:37
    Predicting flu evolution
    Tracking the evolution of influenza viruses and the co-circulation of flu subtypes may improve forecasts of flu season severity
  2. 9:03
    Decomposition in deserts
    Larger organisms drive decomposition in drier climates
    This chapter is based on the following content
  3. 17:00
    Identifying ways to counter neural imbalances
    Ketone bodies can mitigate impairments in the neurons of worms
    This chapter is based on the following content
  4. 24:00
    The smell of fear
    Predator cues in the saliva of cats cause freezing behaviour in mice
    This chapter is based on the following content
    • Research Article by Quynh Anh Thi Nguyen, Andrea Rocha ... Sachiko Haga-Yamanaka

Related

    1. Ecology

    Contrasting responses to aridity by different-sized decomposers cause similar decomposition rates across a precipitation gradient

    Viraj R Torsekar, Nevo Sagi ... Dror Hawlena
    1. Developmental Biology
    2. Neuroscience

    The ketone body β-hydroxybutyrate ameliorates neurodevelopmental deficits in the GABAergic system of daf-18/PTEN Caenorhabditis elegans mutants

    Sebastián Giunti, María Gabriela Blanco ... Diego Rayes
    1. Neuroscience

    Hypothalamic representation of the imminence of predator threat detected by the vomeronasal organ in mice

    Quynh Anh Thi Nguyen, Andrea Rocha ... Sachiko Haga-Yamanaka