{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/0185cea5-9e3b-4b82-a887-26f91f92765f/5df298f7-e38f-4847-8ff3-12130fd51bfb?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"27 February 2020: Mapping fruit flies’ neural circuitry, and perfecting the properties of metallic glass","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61b9f3b71a8cbe675f3cedcb/61b9f40a77010000158180c9.jpg?height=200","description":"<p><strong>This week, the brain pathways of egg laying in fruit flies, and preventing fractures in metallic glass.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>In this episode:</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>00:46 Working out the wiring behind fruit fly behaviour</strong></p><p>Researchers have identified a neural circuit linking mating and egg laying in female fruit flies.&nbsp;<em>Research Article:&nbsp;</em><a href=\"https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-020-2055-9\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Wang et al.</em></a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>06:01 Research Highlights</strong></p><p>Ancient, cave-dwelling cockroaches, and hairy moths dampen sound.&nbsp;<em>Research Highlight:&nbsp;</em><a href=\"https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-00534-2\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Cockroaches preserved in amber are the world’s oldest cave dwellers</em></a>; Research Highlight:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-00521-7\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Stealth flyers: moths’ fuzz is superior acoustic camouflage</em></a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>07:57 Making better metallic glass</strong></p><p>Metallic glasses have many desirable properties, but these materials are prone to fracturing. Now, a new manufacturing process may have overcome this issue.&nbsp;<em>Research article:&nbsp;</em><a href=\"https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-020-2016-3\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Pan et al.</em></a>;&nbsp;<em>News and Views:&nbsp;</em><a href=\"https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-00468-9\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Metallic glasses rejuvenated to harden under strain</em></a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>13:47 News Chat</strong></p><p>Coronavirus outbreak updates, a survey shows Indian bird numbers are in decline, and the genomes of New York rats.&nbsp;<em>News:&nbsp;</em><a href=\"https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-00154-w\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Coronavirus: latest news on spreading infection</em></a>;&nbsp;<em>News:&nbsp;</em><a href=\"https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-00498-3\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Hundreds of bird species in India are declining</em></a>;&nbsp;<em>News:&nbsp;</em><a href=\"https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-00501-x\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Genomes reveal how New York City’s rats thrive in the urban jungle</em></a></p>","author_name":"Springer Nature Limited"}