News Bite - September 2021

Lab Rat Chat

News Bites are monthly episodes where Danielle and Jeff break down important topics surrounding the field of biomedical research (and some unrelated topics).

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In this News Bite edition, Jeff and Danielle discuss:

• A dissolvable pacemaker that has some really awesome applications for human medicine
• A new compound that has been shown to eliminate up to 100% of breast cancer cells in mice
• Turtles hunting baby birds (yes, you read that correctly)
• Danielle's dog, Moose, and all of his recent issues

Links to all these stories can be found below

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Resources & Links:

• Researchers create snake-venom-derived 'super glue' that stops bleeding in seconds using visible light (phys.org)
• New approach eradicates breast cancer in mice | Illinois
• ‘Totally surprising and rather horrifying’: Giant tortoises eat baby birds | The Seattle Times
• Tour a Animal Research Laboratory
• Americans for Medical Progress

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