SoT 65: Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds

Hosts: Ed Brown, Dr. Shayne Joseph, Penny Dumsday, Vanessa Vaughan.

Topics covered:

• Fruitflies evolve number sense
• New technique identifies magnetic cells in animals by watching them spin
• Bad News for Big Brains
• A fifth moon for Pluto!
• 2 million-year-old skeleton found in Cradle of Humankind
• How Tumor Cells Create Their Own Pathways
• Gastric Bypass Surgery Alters Gut Microbiota Profile Along the Intestine

Vanessa Vaughan is a PhD student with the Molecular Nutrition Unit at Deakin University’s School of Medicine. Her research focuses on the use of nutritional therapies for preventing and treating cancer cachexia, a muscle wasting condition affecting many cancer patients.

Download here. Duration: [0:35:45]