Our stories today discuss how bee venom can potentially help fight cancer, the history of manatees, and recent discoveries in how monkeys use tools. 

Bee Venom Kills Cancer

• “Honeybee venom kills aggressive breast cancer cells: Australian study” by Rachel Arthur
  • https://www.biopharma-reporter.com/Article/2020/09/07/Honeybee-venom-kills-aggressive-breast-cancer-cells-study
• “Honeybee venom 'kills some breast cancer cells'” by BBC
  • https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-53994058
• “Honeybee venom kills aggressive breast cancer cells” by James Kingsland
  • https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/honeybee-venom-kills-aggressive-breast-cancer-cells#Blocking-messages

Giant Manatees

• “New research tracks the history of manatees across Earth's oceans” by Karl Bates
  • https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/08/220825120334.htm
• “History of Manatees Across World’s Oceans Tracked by New Research” by Cristen Hemingway Jaynes
  • https://www.ecowatch.com/manatee-history-science.html

Monkey Masturbation

• “Some Monkeys Use Stone Tools for Pleasure, Study Suggests” by Emily Anthes
  • https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/26/science/monkeys-sex-toys-masturbation.html
• “Monkeys in Indonesia use rocks as 'sex toys'” by Patrick Pester
  • https://www.livescience.com/monkey-stone-sex-toy-hypothesis

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