Cancer-Fighting Grapes, Dog Brain, Sea Forests

Today you’ll learn about how grapes have the potential to reduce the risk of skin cancer, how dogs’ behaviors are hardwired into their genes, and how underwater seaweed forests might be able to combat climate change. 

Cancer-Fighting Grapes 

• “Short-Term Grape Consumption Diminishes UV-Induced Skin Erythema” by John M. Pezzuto
  • https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3921/11/12/2372#B4-antioxidants-11-02372
• “The potential of grape consumption to modulate UV-induced skin erythema” by Dr. Priyom Bose
  • https://www.news-medical.net/news/20221202/The-potential-of-grape-consumption-to-modulate-UV-induced-skin-erythema.aspx
• “How Many Grapes In A Bottle Of Wine” BY ANTHONY ZHANG
  • https://www.vinovest.co/blog/how-many-grapes-in-a-bottle-of-wine

Dog Brain 

• “Dog behavior is a product of their genes: Dog Genome Project Revealed.” by Peter Barnes
  • https://www.shutterbulky.com/dog-behavior/
• “Domestic dog lineages reveal genetic drivers of behavioral diversification” by Emily V. Dutrow et al.
  • https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(22)01379-4?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS0092867422013794%3Fshowall%3Dtrue

Sea Forests 

• “The hidden underwater forests that could help tackle the climate crisis” by Lucy Sherriff
  • https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jan/02/kelp-seaweed-forests-research-climate-crisis
• “Global seaweed productivity” by ALBERT PESSARRODONA et al.
  • https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.abn2465

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