Mice with Two Dads, the Asteroid That Wasn't an Asteroid, and TDIH - The First Computer Virus is Created - podcast episode cover

Mice with Two Dads, the Asteroid That Wasn't an Asteroid, and TDIH - The First Computer Virus is Created

Jan 30, 202521 min
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Episode description

For the first time a mouse with two male parents reaches adulthood – yes, you heard that correctly and we’ve got details. Plus, an amateur astronomer thought he’d discovered a dangerous asteroid, only to realize it wasn’t an asteroid at all – what was it? Stick around to find out. And on This Day in History, the first computer virus is created … as a joke.

First mouse with two male parents to reach adulthood | ScienceDaily

Mouse with two fathers survives to adulthood, marking scientific milestone | Phys.org

Adult bi-paternal offspring generated through direct modification of imprinted genes in mammals: Cell Stem Cell

Astronomers Thought They Had Found A Dangerous Asteroid Near Earth — What Was It | ZME Science

1st Computer Virus is Written, January 30, 1982 - EDN

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