Episode Details

Today you’ll learn about why social media could help us solve the global climate crisis, a possible cure for sickle cell disease that uses gene therapy, and a Hansel and Gretel-style system that could find places on other planets where humans could take shelter. 

Find episode transcripts here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/social-media-saves-sickle-cell-cure-breadcrumbs-on-mars

Social Media  Saves 

• “New study shows social media content opens new frontiers for sustainability science researchers.” by Denise Spranger. 2023.
  • https://news.umich.edu/new-study-shows-social-media-content-opens-new-frontiers-for-sustainability-science-researchers/
• “Social media data for environmental sustainability: A critical review of opportunities, threats, and ethical use.” by Andrew Ghermandi, et al. 2023.
  • https://www.cell.com/one-earth/fulltext/S2590-3322(23)00088-X

Sickle Cell Cure

• “A Gene Therapy Cure for Sickle Cell Is on the Horizon.” by Emily Mullin. 2023.
  • https://www.wired.com/story/a-gene-therapy-cure-for-sickle-cell-is-on-the-horizon/
• “Vertex and CRISPR Therapeutics Present New Data on More Patients With Longer Follow-Up Treated With exagamglogene autotemcel (exa-cel) at the 2022 European Hematology Association (EHA) Congress.” Press Release. 2022.
  • http://ir.crisprtx.com/news-releases/news-release-details/vertex-and-crispr-therapeutics-present-new-data-more-patients
• “Biological and Clinical Efficacy of LentiGlobin for Sickle Cell Disease.” by Julie Kanter, M.D., et al. 2022.
  • https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2117175

Breadcrumbs on Mars 

• “A trick inspired by Hansel and Gretel could help rovers explore other worlds.” By Allison Gasparini. 2023.
  • https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2117175
• “A Hansel & Gretel Breadcrumb-Style Dynamically Deployed Communication Network Paradigm using Mesh Topology for Planetary Subsurface Exploration.” by Wolfgang Fink, et al. 2023.
  • https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0273117723001187?via%3Dihub

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