Episode #669
News Items
Who's That Noisy
- Answer to last week: Sperm Whale
Interview with Ethan Winer
- http://ethanwiner.com/book.htm
Science or Fiction
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Item #1
Fiction
Mistletoe berries are toxic to most mammal and bird species. http://blog.nwf.org/2012/12/12-things-to-know-about-mistletoe/
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Item #2
Science
European Mistletoe is the only multicellular organism known to lack Complex I proteins, essential for mitochondrial production of ATP. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960982218303658
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Item #3
Science
The name “mistletoe” derives from the anglosaxon words “mistel” and “tan”, translating to “dung on a twig.” https://www.etymonline.com/word/mistletoe
Skeptical Quote of the Week.
“Reality is what it is, not what you want it to be.” Frank Zappa