Today you’ll learn about how researchers have been able to grow embryos that have three genetic parents, how European moles can shrink down to a tenth of their size during winter, and whether or not being kind to narcissists makes any difference in their behavior. 

3-Parent Babies 

• “Study reveals how babies born from 3 parents are surprisingly similar to normal babies” by Rupendra Brahambhatt
  • https://interestingengineering.com/science/spindle-transfer-embryo-development
• “Single-cell multiomics analyses of spindle-transferred human embryos suggest a mostly normal embryonic development” by Shuyue Qi
  • https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.3001741

Shrinking Moles 

“European moles can shrink by a tenth in winter to save energy” By James Ashworth

• https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/news/2022/september/european-moles-can-shrink-by-tenth-winter-save-energy.html

“Winter conditions, not resource availability alone, may drive reversible seasonal skull size changes in moles” by Lucie Nováková, Javier Lázaro, Marion Muturi, Christian Dullin and Dina K. N. Dechmann

• https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.220652

Being Kind to Narcissists 

• “New study investigates the role compassion may play in reducing certain narcissistic traits” by Laura Staloch
  • https://www.psypost.org/2022/12/new-study-investigates-the-role-compassion-may-play-in-reducing-certain-narcissistic-traits-64480
• “Narcissistic traits and compassion: Embracing oneself while devoiding others” by Vanessa Lea Freund et al.
  • https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.914270/full

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