SoT 250: Pet Platypuses
Dec 15, 2016•21 min
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Episode description
Hosts: Ed Brown, Dr. Shayne Joseph, Penny Dumsday
00:00:50 For a long time, vision problems have been a known side-effect of spending a long time in space. We are now a big step closer to understanding why, thanks to some MRI scans done before and after trips to the International Space Station.
00:08:15 The male of the duck-billed platypus has a venomous spurr on its leg. But that venom contains a hormone that could be useful for treating diabetes.
00:13:42 A new study by researchers at Caltech suggests that we could be looking for the cause of Parkinson's Disease in the wrong place. Instead of being a brain issue, it could be related to gut irritation.
This episode contains traces of Wil Anderson talking with journalist Mark Colvin.
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