Talkin Immunology with BioLegend

Talkin Immunology with BioLegend


Cannibalistic Hamsters, Newly Named Species, and More Animal News!

February 22, 2017

This latest podcast covers interesting animal-related news, including cannibalistic hamsters and the nerdy names scientists have given to newly discovered species.

Topics

Corn turns wild hamsters into cannibals
Bathing chicken eggs in light makes for calmer chickens
Fistulated Cows
Malaria molecule makes blood alluring to mosquitos
New amoeba named after Gandalf
New crab named after Severus Snape and other nerdy animal names

Keywords: animals, corn, niacin, hamsters, chickens, malaria, mosquitos, HMBPP, Gandalf, amoeba, Severus Snape, pellagra, biolegend