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<p>Today, you’ll learn about a breakthrough in our understanding of the behavior and abilities of bacteria, the queen ants that cannibalize their sick larvae and recycle it, and how tiny shards of plastic are finding their way into our brains.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Bacteria Behavior&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><ul><li>“New discovery of how bacteria navigate their environment could change how we treat infection.” <a href="https://phys.org/news/2024-09-discovery-bacteria-environment-infection.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">University of Sheffield. 2024.&nbsp;</a>&nbsp;</li><li>“Individual bacterial cells can use spatial sensing of chemical gradients to direct chemotaxis on surfaces.” <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41564-024-01729-3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">by James H.R. Wheeler, et al. 2024.</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Ant Cannibals&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><ul><li>“Ant queens cannibalize [sic] their sick offspring - then ‘recycle’ them.” <a href="https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2024-09-24-ant-queens-cannibalise-their-sick-offspring-then-recycle-them" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">University of Oxford. 2024.</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>“Ant queens cannibalize infected brood to contain disease spread and recycle nutrients.” <a href="https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(24)01001-7" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">by Flynn Bizzell &amp; Christopher D. Pull. 2024.&nbsp;</a>&nbsp;</li><li>“Black garden ant.” <a href="https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/wildlife-explorer/invertebrates/ants/black-garden-ant" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Wildlife Trusts. N.d.</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Brain Plastic&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><ul><li>“Tiny shards of plastic are increasingly infiltrating our brains, study says.” <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/23/health/plastics-in-brain-wellness/index.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">by Sandee LaMotte. 2024.</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>“Bioaccumulation of Microplastics in Decedent Human Brains Assessed by Pyrolysis Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry.” <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11100893/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">by Matthew Campen, et al. 2024.</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><p><em>Follow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to get smarter with</em><a href="https://twitter.com/producercody" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em> </em></a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/calbits/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Calli</em></a><em> and</em><a href="https://twitter.com/smashleyhamer" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em> </em></a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/nate_from_the_internet/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Nate</em></a><em> — for free! Still curious? Get exclusive science shows, nature documentaries, and more real-life entertainment on discovery+! Go to </em><a href="https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity</em></a><em> to start your 7-day free trial. discovery+ is currently only available for US subscribers.</em>&nbsp;</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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