Thu. 08/18 - Ancient Butt-less Sea Creature NOT a Human Ancestor

Could a century-old vaccine help protect against future epidemics? Plus, it turns out our oldest ancestor is not a half a billion year old sea creature with a mouth but no butt. And next month, the first Native American woman will be going to space.

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Links:

• Why a Century-Old Vaccine Offers New Hope Against Pathogens (NY Times)
• BCG: the history and modern-day uses of the tuberculosis vaccine (Pharmaceutical Technology)
• One for All? (Harvard Medical School News)
• Mystery of half-billion year old creature with no anus solved (BBC)
• New evidence proves saccorhytus is ecdysozoan (EurekAlert)
• ‘Angry minion’ with no anus not related to humans after all, scientists conclude (The Guardian)
• First Native American woman to travel to space (BBC)
• First Native woman in space (Indian Country Today)
• NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5 Mission (NASA)
• Disney's Latest Theme Park Ride Movie Is Big Thunder Mountain (Gizmodo) 
• Big Thunder Mountain Movie In Works At Disney With ‘Hawkeye’ Directors (Deadline)
• Miracle Workers: Oregon Trail | Official Trailer (TBS, YouTube)
• Jackson Bird on Twitter

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