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Channel: This Week in Science (TWIS)
Date: 12/05/2021

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(0:00) - Recording Start (with Blair helping her Corgi Sadie who dropped her treat!)
(1:22) - Intro... whoops!, Dr. Kiki
(1:35) - REAL Intro, Dr. Kiki 
(2:10) - Disclaimer! Disclaimer! Disclaimer! - Justin
(3:47) - Opening Theme Music, Dr. Kiki
(4:21) - Opening "Good Science!" Greetings - with Dr. Kiki, Blair & Justin. Intros & Top Story Headlines. 

(7:04) - Quick Science Bytes! —

(7:08) - Experimental Gene Therapy Cures Children Born Without an Immune System in Clinical Trials, Dr. Kiki
(15:46) - Study of ancient corals in Indonesia reveals slowest earthquake ever recorded, Justin 
(19:52) - The most 'Instagrammable bird' on the internet, Blair (tawny frog-mouth)
(23:21) - Piles of ancient poop reveal ‘extinction event’ in human gut bacteria, Dr. Kiki
(31:47) - New mothers twice as likely to have post-natal depression in lockdown, Justin
(36:45) - Fossil of ancient squid eating a crustacean while being eaten by an ancient shark, Dr. Kiki
(40:37) - Decapitated flatworms still sense light, Blair

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(43:49) - TWIS COVID-19/Sars-CoV-2/Coronavirus Update -
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(44:01) - CDC Director Statement on Pfizer's Use of COVID-19 Vaccine in Adolescents Age 12 and Older, Dr. Kiki
(46:04) - Further evidence supports controversial claim that SARS-CoV-2 genes can integrate with human DNA, Dr. Kiki

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(51:11) - Blair’s Animal Corner
(51:26) - Blair’s Animal Corner Theme
(51:48) - The longer the yawn, the bigger the brain
(1:00:30) - Fast changing smells can teach mice about space

(1:12:46) - And we're at the break! 

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(1:13:17) - More Science News —

(1:13:25) - Fossil apes and human evolution, Justin
(1:20:42) - Giant sea lizard fossil shows diversity of life before asteroid hit, Justin
(1:25:58) - Map-like use of Earth’s magnetic field in sharks, Dr. Kik
(1:30:56) - Implanted Wireless Device Triggers Mice to Form Instant Bond, Dr. Kiki

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(1:38:48) - Show wrap-up

(1:39:37) - Thank you’s to our Patreon Sponsors (very, very, very, very... much!)

(1:43:04) - End Theme

And that's all, folks! Except, we still have...

(1:46:29) - The After Show! Justin's back for the After Show! How's that coffee? It needs to be stronger. And today I'm going to eat a bag of candy. Candy varieties and taste preferences are explored. And much, much more...