Curiosity Daily Podcast: Heat Through Your Head, Red Blood Cell Immunity, Venus Oceans
Learn about whether you lose more heat through your head; red blood cells in immunity; and Venus’ non-existent oceans.
December 06, 2021
Episode Show Notes:
You Don’t Lose The Most Heat Through Your Head by Ashley Hamer
- Noreen. (2011, June). You Don’t Lose Heat Faster Through Your Head than Other Parts of Your Body. Today I Found Out. http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2011/06/you-dont-lose-heat-faster-through-your-head-than-other-parts-of-your-body/
- Sample, I. (2008, December 18). Scientists debunk the myth that you lose most heat through your head. The Guardian; The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/science/2008/dec/17/medicalresearch-humanbehaviour
Red blood cells might play a big role in immunity by Cameron Duke
- Lam, L. K. M., Murphy, S., Kokkinaki, D., Venosa, A., Sherrill-Mix, S., Casu, C., Rivella, S., Weiner, A., Park, J., Shin, S., Vaughan, A. E., Hahn, B. H., Odom John, A. R., Meyer, N. J., Hunter, C. A., Worthen, G. S., & Mangalmurti, N. S. (2021). DNA binding to TLR9 expressed by red blood cells promotes innate immune activation and anemia. Science Translational Medicine, 13(616). https://doi.org/10.1126/scitranslmed.abj1008
- Perelman School of Medicine. (2021, October 20). Study finds red blood cells play significant role in immune system through discovery of DNA-binding capability. Medicalxpress.com; Medical Xpress. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2021-10-red-blood-cells-significant-role.html
Contrary to popular belief, Venus probably never had oceans by Briana Brownell
- Did Venus ever have oceans? (2021, October 13). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/931214
- Turbet, M., Bolmont, E., Chaverot, G., Ehrenreich, D., Leconte, J., & Marcq, E. (2021). Day–night cloud asymmetry prevents early oceans on Venus but not on Earth. Nature, 598(7880), 276–280. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-021-03873-w
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