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EPISODE · Apr 13, 2022 · 15 MIN

Arctic Alien-ish Life, A Nuclear Donut, Babies Curing HIV

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Today, you’ll learn about how alien-like life figured out a bizarre way to survive at the bottom of the Arctic Ocean, a donut-shaped machine that just set a bunch of records in the world of nuclear fusion and how babies are becoming superheroes in the fight against cancer and HIV.Learn about how alien-like life figured out how to survive at the bottom of the Arctic ocean. 'Alien-like' life thrives on dead matter in Arctic deep by Helen Briggshttps://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-60308650Fossil-eating sponges discovered in the Arctic by James Ashworthhttps://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/news/2022/february/fossil-eating-sponges-discovered-Arctic.htmlGiant sponge gardens discovered on seamounts in the Arctic deep sea by Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiologyhttps://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/02/220208113915.htm890-Million-Year-Old Fossills Are Sponges, Oldest Animals: Study by Abby Olenahttps://www.the-scientist.com/news-opinion/890-million-year-old-fossils-are-sponges-oldest-animals-study-69031Deep-sea sponges: Biotechnology and the blue economy by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nationshttps://www.fao.org/3/cb2738en/cb2738en.pdfThis donut isn’t what you think - it could set records in the world of nuclear fusion. A giant donut-shaped machine just proved a near-limitless clean power source is possible by Danya Gainor and Angela Dewanhttps://www.cnn.com/2022/02/09/uk/nuclear-fusion-climate-energy-scn-intl/index.htmMajor breakthrough on nuclear fusion energy by Jonathan Amoshttps://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-60312633Nuclear-fusion reactor smashes energy record by Elizabeth Gibneyhttps://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-00391-1The new heroes in the fight against HIV are not who you expect: they’re babies! A Woman Is Cured of H.I.V. Using a Novel Treatment by Apoorva Mandavillihttps://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/15/health/hiv-cure-cord-blood.htmlTesting cord blood transplants as a cure for leukemia — and HIV by Sabin Russellhttps://www.fredhutch.org/en/news/center-news/2022/03/hiv-cure-cord-blood.htmlProgress in HIV/AIDS cure: N.Y. woman is free of HIV for 4 years by Leila Fadel interviews Dr. Carlos del Riohttps://www.npr.org/2022/02/21/1082079030/progress-in-hiv-aids-cure-n-y-woman-is-free-of-hiv-for-4-yearsA third person has been cured of HIV, scientists report by Nicoletta Lanese https://www.livescience.com/third-person-cured-hiv-stem-cell-transplant-from-cord-bloodAbout HIV/Aids and Treatment by the CDChttps://www.cdc.gov/hiv/basics/whatishiv.htmlhttps://www.cdc.gov/hiv/basics/livingwithhiv/treatment.htmlFollow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to get smarter with Calli and Nate — for free! Still curious? Get exclusive science shows, nature documentaries, and more real-life entertainment on discovery+! Go to https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity to start your 7-day free trial. discovery+ is currently only available for US subscribers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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