Episode #690
News Items
Who's That Noisy
- Answer to last week: Laser engraver
Science or Fiction
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Item #1
Science
A new study finds that some pathogenic bacteria are able to hibernate in order to evade and survive a course of antibiotics. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/09/180925110025.htm
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Item #2
Science
Researchers find that minimally invasive autopsy is diagnostically superior to traditional full autopsy. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2018-09-minimally-invasive-autopsy-postmortem.html
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Item #3
Fiction
A new analysis concludes that Martian moon Phobos not only is a captured asteroid but likely originated in the Kuiper belt. https://news.agu.org/press-release/martian-moon-may-have-come-from-impact-on-home-planet-new-study-suggests/
Skeptical Quote of the Week.
“Statistically, the probability of any one of us being here is so small that the mere fact of our existence should keep us all in a state of contented dazzlement.” ― Lewis Thomas