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EPISODE · May 5, 2018 · 9 MIN

Up To Date | Genetically Editing Fat Tissue, A Turing Test For Water, and Another Mars Lander

from Inquiring Minds · host Indre Viskontas

University of Copenhagen scientists managed to genetically delete an enzyme in mice that made it impossible for them to get fat, even on a very fatty diet; Alan Turing wrote a paper in 1952 that is still having impacts on science today in ways you may not expect; and NASA sends the InSight Lander to Mars.Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/inquiringminds Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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