Strong Muscle Gene, The Secrets of Viking Poop, Parrot Chat
Today you\u2019ll learn about how some researchers have activated a specific gene in the body that can make your muscles stronger without exercise, how a parasite that can still be found today was discovered in ancient viking poop, and how parrots understand timing when it comes to communication.\xa0
Strong Muscle Gene
- \u201cResearchers Discover a Gene That Makes Your Muscles Significantly Stronger\u201d by The University of Melbourne
The Secrets of Viking Poop
- \u201cViking Poop Helps Scientists Reconstruct Genome of Ancient Human Parasite\u201d by Michelle Starr
- \u201cDNA in Viking poop sheds new light on 55,000-year-old relationship between gut companions\u201d by University of Copenhagen
- \u201cDietary Inulin and Trichuris suis Infection Promote Beneficial Bacteria Throughout the Porcine Gut\u201d by Sophie Stolzenbach, Laura J. Myhill, Lee O\u2019Brien Andersen, Lukasz Krych, Helena Mejer, Andrew R. Williams, Peter Nejsum, C. Rune Stensvold, Dennis S. Nielsen and Stig M. Thamsborg
Parrot Chat\xa0\xa0
- \u201c900 PET PARROTS REVEAL RANGE OF VOCAL MIMICRY\u201d BY U. PITTSBURGH
- \u201cA survey of vocal mimicry in companion parrots\u201d by Lauryn Benedict et al.
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