Chimp Memory, Bacterial Tumor Killer, Gene Disc Repair

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Warner Bros. Discovery

Self-improvement, Science, Astronomy, Education

4.6 • 935 Ratings

🗓️ 14 August 2024

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

Today, you’ll learn about the remarkable social memory of chimps, the gut bacteria that could help fight cancer, and how gene therapy might one day help you out with that pesky lower back pain.

Chimp Memory

“Chimps Can Still Remember Faces After a Quarter Century.” by Carl Zimmer. 2023.
“Bonobos and chimpanzees remember familiar conspecifics for decades.” by Laura S. Lewis, et al. 2023.

Bacterial Tumor Killer

“Gut bacteria boost immune response to fight tumors.” by Marta Wegorzewska. 2024.
“The Human Microbiome and Its Impacts on Health.” by Grace A. Ogunrinola, et al. 2020.

Gene Disc Repair

“Gene therapy relieves back pain, repairs damaged disc in mice.” by Emily Caldwell. 2024.
“Increased Frequency of Low Back Pain in Recent Times: Does the Answer Lie in COVID-19?” by Sreedhar Sathu, et al. 2023.

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0:00.0	Hello, it's time for your favorite podcast and mine. Curiosity Daily from Discovery, the best place to get smarter in just a few minutes.
0:11.0	I'm Nate.
0:12.0	Welcome back everybody. We are so excited to have you here with us today at Curiosity. I'm
0:15.7	Cali.
0:16.7	Today you'll learn about the remarkable social memory of chimps, the gut bacteria that could help fight
0:21.9	cancer, and how gene therapy might one day help you. the gut bacteria that could help fight cancer
0:22.8	and how gene therapy might one day help you out
0:25.2	with that pesky lower back pain.
0:27.1	Ooh, this will be fun, let's get into it.
0:29.2	Let's talk a little bit about our closest biological relatives and specifically about a
0:34.0	groundbreaking new study that has scientists rethinking everything they thought
0:38.0	they knew about the memories of chimpanzees.
0:40.9	Memories what did researchers know about chimpanzee memories before this study?
0:46.0	Well, they knew a little bit.
0:48.0	Clearly, chimpanzees have the ability to remember all kinds of things, from where to find their favorite snacks to social hierarchy and vocalizations.
0:56.0	But in 2015, a researcher named Laura Lewis
1:00.0	formed a bond with a chimpanzee named Kendall
1:02.0	at the North Carolina Zoo.
1:04.0	But Lewis was an undergrad at the time and she spent the summer away.
1:07.4	Got it, so there was a bond but they still had to say goodbye.
1:10.6	Yes, but Lewis came back. when she did Kendall seemed to immediately
1:15.3	recognize her. Kendall had a habit of inspecting Lewis's hands and right on cue
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