{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/64f1f67000d9130011234429/66a7a96cec855766574a515e?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Leeches & Blood Tests, Algae & Carbon, Asthma Cause","description":"<p>Today, you’ll learn about a new anxiety-free way to collect blood samples modeled on the sucking power of leeches, the super carbon-gobbling power of blue-green algae, and a new understanding of how asthma happens - and maybe how to stop it.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Leeches &amp; Blood Tests&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><ul><li>“Blood diagnostics modeled on leeches.” <a href=\"https://ethz.ch/en/news-und-veranstaltungen/eth-news/news/2024/05/blood-diagnostics-modelled-on-leeches.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">by Fabio Bergamin. 2024.&nbsp;</a>&nbsp;</li><li>“Prevalence, causes, impacts, and management of needle phobia: An international survey of a general adult population.” <a href=\"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9678288/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">by Kimberly Alsbrooks &amp; Klaus Hoerauf. 2022.</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>“ A Bioinspired and Cost-Effective Device for Minimally Invasive Blood Sampling.” <a href=\"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/advs.202308809\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">by Nicole Zoratto, et al. 2024.&nbsp;</a>&nbsp;</li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Algae &amp; Carbon&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><ul><li>“Scientists unlock key to breeding ‘carbon gobbling’ plants with a major appetite.” <a href=\"https://www.scimex.org/newsfeed/scientists-unlock-key-to-breeding-carbon-gobbling-plants-with-a-major-appetite\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Scimex. 2024.&nbsp;</a>&nbsp;</li><li>“Light and carbon: Synthetic biology toward new cyanobacteria-based living biomaterials.” <a href=\"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9945787/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">by Isabella M. Goodchild-Michelman, et al. 2023.&nbsp;</a>&nbsp;</li><li>“Cyanobacterial a-carboxysome carbonic anhydrase is allosterically regulated by the Rubisco substrate RuBP.” <a href=\"https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adk7283\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">by Sacha B. Pulsford, et al. 2024.</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Asthma Cause&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><ul><li>“Chronic asthma could be caused by cell overcrowding in the airways.” <a href=\"https://www.sciencenews.org/article/chronic-asthma-cell-overcrowding-airway\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">by Monique Brouillette. 2024.&nbsp;</a>&nbsp;</li><li>“Asthma Surveillance Data.” <a href=\"https://www.cdc.gov/asthma/asthmadata.htm\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">CDC. 2021.</a>&nbsp;</li><li>“Bronchoconstriction damages airway epithelial by crowding-induced excess cell extrusion.” <a href=\"https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adk2758\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">by Dustin C. Bagley, et al. 2024.</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><p><em>Follow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to get smarter with</em><a href=\"https://twitter.com/producercody\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em> </em></a><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/calbits/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Calli</em></a><em> and</em><a href=\"https://twitter.com/smashleyhamer\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em> </em></a><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/nate_from_the_internet/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Nate</em></a><em> — for free! Still curious? Get exclusive science shows, nature documentaries, and more real-life entertainment on discovery+! Go to </em><a href=\"https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity</em></a><em> to start your 7-day free trial. discovery+ is currently only available for US subscribers.</em>&nbsp;</p>","author_name":"Discovery"}