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Today, you\u2019ll learn about an accidental discovery of a dial in the brainstem that controls the body\u2019s inflammation level, how centipedes might offer a treatment for kidney disease, and the problem with bringing back our deceased loved ones using AI. 

Brainstem Dial  

• \u201cFound: the dial in the brain that controls the immune system.\u201d by Giorgia Guglielmi. 2024.  
• \u201cYour brain could be controlling how sick you get - and how you recover.\u201d by Diana Kwon. 2023.  
• \u201cTissues, not blood, are where immune cells function.\u201d by Donna L. Farber. 2021.  

Centipedes & Kidneys 

• \u201cCentipedes used in traditional Chinese medicine offer leads for kidney treatment.\u201d ACS. 2024.  
• \u201cGiant Redheaded Centipede.\u201d Missouri Department of Conservation. 2024. 
• \u201cStructurally Diverse Alkaloids with Anti-Renal-Fibrosis Activity from the Centipede Scolopendra subspinipes mutilans.\u201d by Bin-Yuan Hu, et al. 2024.  

AI Ghosts 

• \u201cCall for safeguards to prevent unwanted \u2018hauntings\u2019 by AI chatbots of dead loved ones.\u201d University of Cambridge. 2024.  
• \u201cGriefbots, Deadbots, Postmortem Avatars: on Responsible Applications of Generative AI in the Digital Afterlife Industry.\u201d by Tomasz Hollanek & Katarzyna Nowaczyk-Basinska. 2024.  
• \u201cExploring the Impact of Artificial Intelligence.\u201d LCFI. 2024. 

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