Can Dandelions Fight Cancer? Plus Flu Immunity, Wolves & AI Toilets | TMI Ep 438

California ranchers are facing a growing conflict with gray wolves, researchers are investigating whether dandelion root contains compounds with anticancer potential, scientists may have found a clue to why some people rarely get the flu, and investors are betting that the next major health-tracking device may be sitting in your bathroom.On today’s TMI Show with Ted Rall and Manila Chan:Researchers have spent years studying compounds found in dandelion root for their possible effects on cancer cells. Laboratory and animal studies have produced intriguing results, but the leap from promising biology to an actual human treatment is enormous. Could one of the most common plants in America eventually yield something useful in the fight against cancer?In Northern California, the return of the gray wolf has become both a conservation success story and an increasingly serious problem for ranchers. As wolf populations grow and livestock losses mount, state protections sharply limit how ranchers can respond. How should California balance the recovery of a protected predator against the livelihoods of the people sharing the landscape with it?Scientists are also studying a group of people who appear unusually resistant to influenza. The answer may involve dermicidin, a naturally occurring immune protein that researchers believe could help stop some viruses before they ever gain a foothold in human cells. Are some people effectively born with an extra layer of protection against the flu?And finally, the latest frontier in health technology may be the smart toilet. New devices use cameras, sensors and artificial intelligence to monitor stool and urine, promising a continuous stream of health information without requiring users to do much of anything. Could the toilet become the next smartwatch—or is Silicon Valley getting ahead of the science?Smart analysis. Bigger questions. Stories that matter.New episodes weekdays at 10:00 a.m. ET.