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This Week: The Stellarator!, Animal Emotions AI, Islet Surgery, Stressed Monkeys, Animal Awareness, Oxygen Pill, More Memory, Melatonin, And Much More Science!

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Some quick science news!

The Stellarator!
Will the Stellarator win the fusion race?

Decoding animal emotions 
With AI

Is It A Possibility?
Will this islet surgery actually work to treat Type 1 Diabetes?

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Blair’s Animal Corner!

Stressed monkeys
Aunt Karen, you’re stressing me out!!

A better measure of animal awareness
How do we measure consciousness?

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Some Science stories with Kiki!

Oxygen Pill
Could a new drug treat hypoxia, and multiple diseases related to poor oxygen-binding by the blood?

For More Memory…
You need to be able to learn.

Melatonin For Night Time?
How to use melatonin effectively, instead of however it is that you have been using it…

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