News Bite - June 2023

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).
In this News Bite edition, Jeff and Danielle discuss:

• New birth control injection for female cats
• Making experiments more natural to better understand the brain
• Wound healing ink and 3D-printed applicator pens
• Potential cause of chronic pain associated with long COVID

Links to all these stories can be found below
In this episode, we also tackle topics from tornadoes to termites and share our personal experiences with these natural disasters and the chaos that sometimes ensues. Don't miss out on this fascinating and fun-filled conversation!
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Resources & Links:

• Scientists Develop New Birth Control for Female Cats—No Surgery Necessary | Smart News| Smithsonian Magazine
• Lab mice go wild: making experiments more natural in order to decode the brain (nature.com)
• PAINTing a wound-healing ink into cuts with a 3D-printing pen - American Chemical Society (acs.org)
• Preclinical Research Deciphers the Roots of Chronic Pain in Long COVID | American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

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Chapters

1. Mouse Collecting and Termite Troubles (00:00:05)

2. Tornadoes and Termites (00:12:12)

3. Sterilizing Cats and Treating Long COVID (00:16:06)

4. Wound Paint and Brain Reactions (00:28:33)