Today you’ll learn about how some researchers have activated a specific gene in the body that can make your muscles stronger without exercise, how a parasite that can still be found today was discovered in ancient viking poop, and how parrots understand timing when it comes to communication. 

Strong Muscle Gene

• “Researchers Discover a Gene That Makes Your Muscles Significantly Stronger” by The University of Melbourne
  • https://scitechdaily.com/researchers-discover-a-gene-that-makes-your-muscles-significantly-stronger/

The Secrets of Viking Poop

• “Viking Poop Helps Scientists Reconstruct Genome of Ancient Human Parasite” by Michelle Starr
  • https://www.sciencealert.com/viking-poop-helps-scientists-reconstruct-genome-of-ancient-human-parasite
• “DNA in Viking poop sheds new light on 55,000-year-old relationship between gut companions” by University of Copenhagen
  • https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/963666
• “Dietary Inulin and Trichuris suis Infection Promote Beneficial Bacteria Throughout the Porcine Gut” by Sophie Stolzenbach, Laura J. Myhill, Lee O’Brien Andersen, Lukasz Krych, Helena Mejer, Andrew R. Williams, Peter Nejsum, C. Rune Stensvold, Dennis S. Nielsen and Stig M. Thamsborg
  • https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2020.00312/full

Parrot Chat  

• “900 PET PARROTS REVEAL RANGE OF VOCAL MIMICRY” BY U. PITTSBURGH
  • https://www.futurity.org/parrots-vocal-mimicry-2839832-2/
• “A survey of vocal mimicry in companion parrots” by Lauryn Benedict et al.
  • https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-24335-x’

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