How venom in vampire saliva may have extra potent healing properties, demonstrated via a discussion of how wounds heal and the healing properties of good old-fashioned primate spit. Bonus discussions include: abjection and Edward's self-deprecation, Emmett's unhealthy obsession with bears, what cell migration and communism have in common, and is spit the future of skincare?

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Cute Octopus Moving like Cells in Collective Migration

The Relationship Between the Heart's Pumping and Gravity 

An Overview of Abjection

Collagen Definition

An Overview of Microneedling

The Definition of Epithelial Cells

How Wounds Heal (TEDEd)

Saliva and Wound Healing Study

The Power of Saliva: Antimicrobial and Beyond

Peptide Definition

Definition of Neutrophil

Cathelicidin Definition

Angiogenesis Definition

Trefoil Factor 3 and Saliva Study

Collective Cell Migration

Cell Spreading

Cell Adhesion

Cell Proliferation

Histatin Overview

Histatin and Wound Healing Study

Fibroblast Definition

Fibroblast Migration Definition

Histatins are the Major Wound-Closure Stimulating Factors...

*Trigger warning for the pandemimoore.* How venom may act like a virus in the vampiric transformation process. Featuring: what is a virus, how did we figure out they’re a thing, how do they infect cells, and that time Bella almost killed Seth.

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Our Cult (All Hail Proboscis Monkey)

What is a Virus

More Virus Definitions

History of Virus Discovery

Molecular Constraints of Interspecies Transmission

Dogs Don't Get the Flu

The Rona and Animals

Are vampires mammals? An overview of the definition and characteristics of mammals, a detour to discuss mules, and a breakthrough in the question of vampire fertility.

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Overview of Mammals

Mammal Red Blood Cells

Overview of Mules

Overview of Estrous Cycle

(Another) Overview of Estrous Cycle

Menopause

How humans breathe and why vampires don’t have to, but, most importantly, why we as environmentalists should be concerned about the vampire population and how Hannah justifies murder. (Plus, secretly, the story of how we smell.)

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How Do Lungs Work?

The Process of Breathing Explained

How Do We Smell Things?

How Does Smell Work?

Olfaction in Humans Explained

The Transduction of Olfactory Signals

UC Berkeley 2007 Smell Study

Beanie Vampire in Eclipse: 1:24:10

How Jasper controls the moods of people who don't breathe (derogatory), an overview of the endocrine system, our current theories on vampire bloodstreams, and Rosalie saying "my monkey man" ringing in our ears at all hours of day and night.

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How Jasper got Bella to go to her own birthday party, a brief introduction to Cartesian dualism, an overview of leading emotional processing theories, and, as always, a reminder that vampires' primary emotion is horny. Plus, a third act twist!

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