Why is Helium Rising?
Channel: This Week in Science (TWIS)
Date: 2022-05-11

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(0:00) - Recording Start
(1:28) - Intro, Dr. Kiki 
(1:59) - Disclaimer! Disclaimer! Disclaimer! - Justin
(4:59) - Opening Theme Music
(5:34) - Opening "Good Science!" Greetings with Dr. Kiki, Blair & Justin.

(8:12) - Quick Science Bytes! —

(8:16) - Confirmed: Atmospheric Helium Levels Are Rising, Dr. Kiki
(13:56) - Bacteriophage treatment of disseminated cutaneous Mycobacterium chelonae infection, Justin
(20:23) - Houston Methodist study finds clues about concussions from the gut, Blair
(26:26) - Specific Brain Cells Linked to Parkinson’s Disease, Dr. Kiki
See also — Single-cell genomic profiling of human dopamine neurons identifies a population that selectively degenerates in Parkinson’s disease
(29:58) - California lays out plan to drastically cut fossil fuel use, Justin
(37:22) - Lowly mushrooms may be key to ecosystem survival in a warming world, Dr. Kiki
See also — Phylotype diversity within soil fungal functional groups drives ecosystem stability
(41:31) - Stress may be associated with fertility issues in women, Blair

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...More minions, please!•

(46:48) - TWIS Covid-19 / SARS-CoV-2 / Coronavirus Update —
• Johns Hopkins Covid-19 Tracker - https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/map.html 
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• NPR - How are the COVID-19 vaccine and booster campaigns going in your state? - https://n.pr/374S0qy

(47:07) - New versions of Omicron are masters of immune evasion (Ba.4, Ba.5), Dr. Kiki
(48:51) - A viral descendent [H1N1] of the deadly 1918 flu is probably still going around, Dr. Kiki
(49:49) - FDA puts strict limits on Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine, Dr. Kiki
(50:03) - Nose Spray Vaccines Could Quash COVID Virus Variants, Dr. Kiki
(50:47) - How the first lockdown of the COVID-19 pandemic changed our creativity, Dr. Kiki

(55:41) - And we're at the break!

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(56:20) - And we're back!

(56:37) - Blair’s Animal Corner
(56:51) - Blair’s Animal Corner Theme
(57:12) - After more than a century, California condors soar over redwoods once again, Blair
(59:14) - Bolivian river dolphins observed playing with an anaconda, Blair
(1:04:54) - These bats deter predators by buzzing like hornets, Blair..

More Science News —

(1:10:37) - The genomic prehistory of the indigenous peoples of Uruguay , Justin
(1:16:53) - Scientists create tattoo-like sensors that reveal blood oxygen levels, Justin
(1:24:22) - Brain Fluid from Youngsters Gives Old Mice a Memory Boost, Dr. Kiki
(1:27:37) - Eating Sea Squirts May Reverse the Signs of Aging, Dr. Kiki
(1:32:26) - Blueberry Supplementation in Midlife for Dementia Risk Reduction, Dr. Kiki

(1:36:49) - Show Wrap-up

(1:38:03) - Thank you’s to our Patreon Sponsors

(1:40:54) - End Theme

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

(1:42:14) - The After Show! - ...You may just not understand -or- You may just understand. We're not sure. We understand, little sea squirt bunny rabbits. Very cute. Also known as sea grapes, but _not_ sea blueberries. Blair's time to recline & move the microphone much closer to her face. Why is tonight different from any other? Why does Blair get to recline on pillows during passover? And much, much more...