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<p>Today, you’ll learn about a new anxiety-free way to collect blood samples modeled on the sucking power of leeches, the super carbon-gobbling power of blue-green algae, and a new understanding of how asthma happens - and maybe how to stop it.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Leeches &amp; Blood Tests&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><ul><li>“Blood diagnostics modeled on leeches.” <a href="https://ethz.ch/en/news-und-veranstaltungen/eth-news/news/2024/05/blood-diagnostics-modelled-on-leeches.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">by Fabio Bergamin. 2024.&nbsp;</a>&nbsp;</li><li>“Prevalence, causes, impacts, and management of needle phobia: An international survey of a general adult population.” <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9678288/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">by Kimberly Alsbrooks &amp; Klaus Hoerauf. 2022.</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>“ A Bioinspired and Cost-Effective Device for Minimally Invasive Blood Sampling.” <a href="https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/advs.202308809" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">by Nicole Zoratto, et al. 2024.&nbsp;</a>&nbsp;</li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Algae &amp; Carbon&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><ul><li>“Scientists unlock key to breeding ‘carbon gobbling’ plants with a major appetite.” <a href="https://www.scimex.org/newsfeed/scientists-unlock-key-to-breeding-carbon-gobbling-plants-with-a-major-appetite" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Scimex. 2024.&nbsp;</a>&nbsp;</li><li>“Light and carbon: Synthetic biology toward new cyanobacteria-based living biomaterials.” <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9945787/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">by Isabella M. Goodchild-Michelman, et al. 2023.&nbsp;</a>&nbsp;</li><li>“Cyanobacterial a-carboxysome carbonic anhydrase is allosterically regulated by the Rubisco substrate RuBP.” <a href="https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adk7283" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">by Sacha B. Pulsford, et al. 2024.</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Asthma Cause&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><ul><li>“Chronic asthma could be caused by cell overcrowding in the airways.” <a href="https://www.sciencenews.org/article/chronic-asthma-cell-overcrowding-airway" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">by Monique Brouillette. 2024.&nbsp;</a>&nbsp;</li><li>“Asthma Surveillance Data.” <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/asthma/asthmadata.htm" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">CDC. 2021.</a>&nbsp;</li><li>“Bronchoconstriction damages airway epithelial by crowding-induced excess cell extrusion.” <a href="https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adk2758" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">by Dustin C. Bagley, 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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