August 2012: From Gut Microbiota to Mirror Neurons
Aug 02, 2012•24 min
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Episode description
In this month's Cell Podcast, we cover the role of "friendly" gut bacteria in immune system defense, with Eric Pamer (0:00) (Trends in Immunology Online Now), a potential treatment targeting a cannabinoid receptor that seems to reign in appetite and reduce body fat, with George Kunos (8:20) (Cell Metabolism August issue), and the history and significance of mirror neurons, which fire when watching others' actions, with Marco Iacoboni (15:00) (Current Biology 21st Anniversary Celebration). Plus, sample a selection of the hottest new papers from Cell Press (22:07).
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