Secretly Incredibly Fascinating - BONUS SHOW 190: "Three Amazing Ways Animals Use Insulin"
This is the bonus show for Episode 190! (Insulin)
Alex Schmidt and Katie Goldin explore the obviously incredibly fascinating topic of how grizzly bears, eyeless fish, and music-loving lab mice use insulin (and what that could mean for humans).
RESEARCH SOURCES:
How a unique adaptation in hibernating bears could innovate treating diabetes (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
Hibernating bears could hold a clue to treating diabetes (National Geographic)
Blind Cave Fish May Hold Secret to Treating Diabetes (National Geographic)
How This Cave-Dwelling Fish Lost Its Eyes to Evolution (National Geographic)
Can Rock and Roll Replace Your Insulin? (SciShow on YouTube)
Tuning of cellular insulin release by music for real-time diabetes control (The Lancet)
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