SoT 83: Science At The Speed Of Science
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Hosts:\\xa0Ed Brown, Dr. Shayne Joseph, Penny Dumsday, Dr.\\xa0Kevin Orrman-Rositer.
\\nTopics covered:
\\nThe Mars Curiosity rover\'s discovery is announced.
\\nBacteria found in an underground Antarctic lake demonstrates the resilience of life.\\xa0
\\nGerman scientists are developing a new vaccine strategy using mRNA that could make flu shots cheaper, safer, and easier to produce.
\\nA blood test that can detect cancers very early on is being developed - but it\'s a long way away.
\\nNew research suggests birth weight is not solely determined by maternal nutrition, but it\\u2019s also partly genetic.
\\nNASA\'s MESSENGER spacecraft has detected evidence of water ice on Mercury.
\\nSpaceX founder and entrepreneur Elon Musk has a grand plan to start a colony on Mars, seeding it with 80,000 settlers per year.
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