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🔬 Cancer's Hidden Weakness, Earth's Gold Kitchen & A 436-Million-Year-Old Fish Just Changed Everything

Episode 318 Published 1 month, 1 week ago
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Researchers have discovered that cancer cells may be hijacking a molecule normally used to protect healthy cells, pointing to a potential new way to target tumors. A tiny ancient fossil fish is rewriting the origin story of vertebrates — and by extension, the story of how we got the bodies we have today. Deep beneath volcanic arcs, scientists have uncovered how Earth concentrates gold in ways that eventually bring it within human reach. A landmark analysis of over 1,700 languages is finding that universal grammar rules may be real after all, with evolutionary biology helping to explain why. Plus: a new oxygen-delivering gel that could help chronic wounds heal, surprising findings from inside the Earth's deepest mantle layer, and what the latest longevity research reveals about who actually benefits from life-extending treatments.

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