Peanut Allergy, Ancient Cancer Treatment, Cuckoo Evolution
Curiosity Weekly · Warner Bros. Discovery
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Show Notes
Today, you’ll learn about why giving babies foods with peanuts could crack the peanut allergy problem, a wild discovery of cancer treatment 4,000 years ago, and the sneaky way cuckoos evolve to look like other birds so they can live in their nests.
Peanut Allergy
- “Giving young children peanut products cuts allergy risk, study finds.” by Ian Sample. 2024.
- “Peanut Allergies.” Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. 2024.
- “Follow-up to Adolescence after Early Peanut Introduction for Allergy Prevention.” by George Du Toit, et al. 2024.
Ancient Cancer Treatment
- “‘Extraordinary’ 4,000-year-old Egyptian skull may show signs of attempts to treat cancer.” EurekAlert! 2024.
- “Case report: Boundaries of oncological and traumatological medical care in ancient Egypt: new palaeopathological insights from two human skulls.” by Tatiana Tondini, et al. 2024.
Cuckoo Evolution
- “Cuckoos evolve to look like their hosts - and form new species in the process.” University of Cambridge. 2024.
- “Cuckoo guide: why they call ‘cuckoo’, how they trick other birds, and where they go in winter.” by Megan Shersby. 2022.
- “Coevolution with hosts underpins speciation in brood-parasitic cuckoos.” by N.E. Langmore, et al. 2024.
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