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Egyptian baboons and overlooked COVID genes
Episode 71

Egyptian baboons and overlooked COVID genes

Tracking down the location of the mysterious land of Punt, and the genes we're ignoring in COVID cases...

The eLife Podcast

February 23, 202135m 44s

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Show Notes

This month: how a dose of magnesium can improve long-term memory, scientists scrutinise the world's sourdough microbes, and evidence that we're overlooking important COVID-relevant genes. Plus, shark behaviour in low oxygen environments, and using baboon mummies to solve a mystery of ancient times... Get the references and the transcripts for this programme from the Naked Scientists website

Topics

ancient egyptian citycity of Puntnathaniel dominyscott waddellelizabeth landiaangela oliverioDavid Simsthomas stroegercovid genesshark behaviour in low oxygensourdough microbiomememory improvement with magnesium