Episode Details

Today, you’ll learn about a possible breakthrough in the fight against Strep A, a new theory on the demise of dinos, and how pied tamarins communicate in a noisy city. 

Nasal Vaccine 

• “Vaccine via the nasal passage could be the new line of defence against Strep A.” SceinceDaily. 2023.  
• “Vaccine via the nasal passage could be the new line of defence against Strep A.” Griffith University. 2023.  

Dino Killer Volcano 

• “New computer analysis hints volcanism killed the dinosaurs, not an asteroid.” by Carolyn Gramling. 2023.  
• “A Bayesian inversion for emissions and export productivity across the end-Cretaceous boundary.” by Alexander A. Cox & C. Brenhin Keller. 2023.  
• “Dueling dates for a huge eruption reignite the debate over dinosaurs’ death.” by Carolyn Gramling. 2019.  
• “Volcanic gas bursts probably didn’t kill off the dinosaurs.” by Carolyn Gramglin. 2020.  

Pied Tamarins 

• “In noisy environs, pied tamarins are using smell more often to communicate.” by Meghie Rodrigues. 2023.  
• “Tamarins.” New England Primate Conservancy. 2022.  
• “Do pied tamarins increase scent-marking in response to urban noise?” by Tainara V. Sobroza. 2023.  
• “Pied Tamarin.” by Gordo, M. 2021.  

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