News Bite - July 2021

News Bites are monthly episodes where Danielle and Jeff break down important topics surrounding the field of biomedical research (and some unrelated topics).

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In this News Bite edition, Jeff and Danielle discuss:

• How snake venom has been used to create a new medical “super-glue”
• Naked mole rats and their role in potentially holding the answers to cancer and aging
• The six newest species discovered in 2021 (spoiler alert: one is a plant). 

 Links to all these stories can be found below

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Resources & Links:

• Researchers create snake-venom-derived 'super glue' that stops bleeding in seconds using visible light (phys.org)
• Could naked mole rats hold key to curing cancer and dementia? Researchers say rodent has unique DNA repair mechanism -- ScienceDaily
• Say Hello to the 6 Newest Species of 2021 | Sierra Club
• Tour a Animal Research Laboratory
• Americans for Medical Progress

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