Clara tells Emily what the heck Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats are, goes into some of the uses of the gene editing technique, and discusses some of the controversy surrounding CRISPR worldwide.

Sources:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6342697/

https://www.synthego.com/blog/gene-editing-nobel-prize#charpentier-and-doudna-win-nobel-prize-in-chemistry-for-developing-crispr-technology

https://www.jax.org/personalized-medicine/precision-medicine-and-you/what-is-crispr

https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/understanding/genomicresearch/genomeediting/

https://www.synthego.com/blog/crispr-applications

https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.1258096

https://www.genome.gov/about-genomics/fact-sheets/Eugenics-and-Scientific-Racism#:~:text=Eugenicists%20worldwide%20believed%20that%20they,by%20them%20to%20be%20unfit.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10182114/#:~:text=Accordingly%2C%20it%20is%20important%20to,target%20sites%20(Han%20et%20al.

https://molecular-cancer.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12943-021-01487-4

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8073294/#:~:text=Since%20the%20first%20use%20of,%2C%20quality%2C%20and%20stress%20resistance.

In this week's episode Emily and Clara look at some exciting new articles from the science world. The topics are wide ranging from microplastics in clouds to conservation techniques of the Hawaii honeycreepers. We hope you learn something new that's right up your algae!

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Sources:

• Drugs give biology’s favourite worm the munchies too: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-01376-4
• Arizona Javelin: https://azstateparks.com/javelina
• Airborne hydrophilic microplastics in cloud water at high altitudes and their role in cloud formation: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10311-023-01626-x#Fig2
• This Shocking Golf course damage went viral; but there’s more to the story: https://golf.com/lifestyle/golf-course-damage-that-drew-30-million-views/
• How our method compares: https://www.worldmosquitoprogram.org/en/learn/how-our-method-compares#:~:text=Incompatible%20Insect%20Technique%20(IIT)&text=In%20this%20approach%2C%20mosquitoes%20are,her%20eggs%20do%20not%20hatch.
• Millions of Mosquitoes Will Rain Down on Hawaii to Save an Iconic Bird: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/millions-of-mosquitoes-will-rain-down-on-hawaii-to-save-an-iconic-bird/
• Why Do Mosquitoes Exist? Why Do Elephants and Donkeys Represent the G.O.P. and the Democrats? And More Questions From Our Readers: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/mosquitos-exist-elephants-donkeys-used-represent-gop-democrats-180973517/#:~:text=While%20they%20can%20seem%20pointless,some%20species%20are%20important%20pollinators.
• Feds pump $12.5M into environmental literacy: https://www.nationalobserver.com/2023/10/10/news/feds-pump-125m-environmental-literacy
• Exploration reveals lost Pacific 'microbat' colony: https://www.conservation.org/blog/exploration-reveals-lost-pacific-microbat-colony
• WHITE-NOSE SYNDROME IMPACTING BATS IN CANADA: http://www.cwhc-rcsf.ca/docs/CWHC_WNS_Pamphlet.pdf

Join Clara and Emily as they learn about the windshield phenomenon, the importance of insects, and the evidence behind their population decline. Make sure to rate and review if you enjoy this episode.

Climate-driven declines in arthropod abundance restructure a rainforest food web: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30322922/The insect apocalypse, and why it matters: https://www.cell.com/current-biology/pdf/S0960-9822(19)30796-1.pdf

Insects as drivers of ecosystem processes: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214574514000339?casa_token=g_ChGhmkwJwAAAAA:f0hNJyraSzr7kbAqETl7qv-_WKq4T2CR4pfh5tt0YSo2okC6W6NEzA5VWWBFycAAWGItX4en8meJ

Less Harmful Pesticides: https://extension.psu.edu/less-harmful-pesticides

Earthworm Invaders: https://ecosystemsontheedge.org/earthworm-invaders/A

Study on the Health Effects of Pesticide Exposure among Farmers: https://koreascience.kr/article/JAKO200031462790077.page

Distribution and impacts of invasive earthworms in Canadian forest ecosystems: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10530-008-9320-4#Sec2

• https://peatlands.org/peatlands/
• https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/press-release/global-assessment-reveals-huge-potential-peatlands-climate-solution
• https://www.climateneutralgroup.com/en/news/five-future-scenarios-ar6-ipcc/
• http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/2014GB004845
• https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-017-12479-0#Sec4

• https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/five-fascinating-ice-age-finds-discovered-in-yukon-permafrost-180979521/
• https://www.bordnamonalivinghistory.ie/article-detail/archaeological-finds-in-the-peatlands-of-ireland/
• https://www.iflscience.com/bog-bodies-were-overwhelmingly-killed-by-violence-analysis-of-1000-bodies-finds-68080

• https://kcirvingcentre.acadiau.ca/research/seed-and-tissue-bank-programs/
• https://www.facebook.com/ECSmithHerbarium/

• https://www.ducks.ca/

In this week's episode of Right Up Your Algae, Clara and Emily discuss how different Orcas can be pod to pod. From communication differences and hunting tactics to in-depth social relations and sense of self, some scientists argue orcas may have cultures. But what do you think? Emily also dives into the ethics of captivity and gets sentimental about the special place orcas have in her heart. Sources:

• Social structure of killer whales (Orcinus orca) in a variable low-latitude environment, the Galápagos Archipelago: http://surl.li/lyfir

• The Killer Whale (Orcinus orca) Vocal Tradition: Acoustic Communication and its Role in the Orca Family Unit: https://nsuworks.nova.edu/cnso_stucap/133/

• Apparent death of 47-year-old orca matriarch could have serious effects on pod, scientists fear: http://surl.li/lyfjc

• National Wildlife Federation; Orca: http://surl.li/lyfjg

• Cetacean Societies: http://surl.li/lyfjm

• Shark-eating offshore killer whales are the 'mystery animals' of B.C. waters: http://surl.li/lyfjq

• Orcas: http://surl.li/lyfjt

• Antarctic Peninsula killer whales (Orcinus orca) hunt seals and a penguin on floating ice: http://surl.li/lyfjx

• Cooperative hunting behavior, prey selectivity and prey handling by pack ice killer whales (Orcinus orca), type B, in Antarctic Peninsula waters: http://surl.li/lyfka

• Killer Whales (Orcinus orca) of Patagonia, and Their Behavior of Intentional Stranding While Hunting Nearshore: http://surl.li/lyfkh

• All is Whale That Ends Whale? The Deficiencies in National Protection for Orca Whales in Captivity: http://surl.li/lyfkm

• Kiska, 'the loneliest whale in the world,' dies at Canada amusement park: http://surl.li/lyfkp

• Animal Welfare Institute: http://surl.li/lyfkr

• The harmful effects of captivity and chronic stress on the well-being of orcas (Orcinus orca): http://surl.li/lyfku

• Lonely Bay of Fundy orca may help researchers understand species' behaviour: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/old-thom-orca-dolphin-research-1.6925351

• Killer whales (Orcinus orca L.) and saithe (Pollachius virens L.) trap herring (Clupea harengus L.) in shallow water by taking advantage of steep bottom topography: http://surl.li/lyfld

In this episode we describe the properties, taxonomy, and interesting evolutionary facts about algae. Then we look at how algae is being used in industry to restore and decreased pollutants from entering our waterways. Contact us at our email: [email protected] We do not currently have our website set up but we will link it in the following episodes. See a few sources that were used in this episode: https://www.princeton.edu/news/2016/11/02/when-corals-met-algae-symbiotic-relationship-crucial-reef-survival-dates-triassichttps://plantlet.org/the-classification-of-algae-comparing-three-schools-of-thought-fritsch-bold-wynne-lee/#:~:text=Prokaryotic%20algae%20(Cyanophyta),endoplasmic%20reticulum%20(Euglenophyta%20and%20Dinophyta) https://www.quantamagazine.org/billion-year-old-algae-and-newer-genes-hint-at-land-plants-origin-20200326/Scientific papers: https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.2000735https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0301479717310526?via%3Dihubhttps://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-020-1122-9https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0960852422003728?via%3Dihubhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0045653522020586?via%3DihubAlgal research: https://nrc.canada.ca/en/research-development/nrc-facilities/marine-research-stationInformation about cyanobacteria:https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/environment/recreational-water/cyanobacteria-toxins.htmlLastly, the information about the 94 calls to action. We also want to recognize that National Truth and Reconciliation Day is not just one day a year. Everyday we must think about whose lands we are on and at what cost we live on these lands. Please take time to read this document and appreciate what it is the Indigenous Peoples of Canada are asking for. https://publications.gc.ca/site/eng/9.801236/publication.html