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Podcast: Curiosity Weekly
Episode: Geckos & Skin Cancer, Music in Childhood, Underwater Camera
Description: Today we discuss the connection between skin cancer and a leopard gecko named Mr. Frosty, how playing a musical instrument in childhood can affect brain function as we age, and how a new underwater camera can help us explore previously-unseen parts of the ocean. Geckos & Skin Cancer “This Gecko Named Mr. Frosty and His 900 Babies May Inspire Human Skin Cancer Treatments” by Elizabeth Gamillohttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/reptiles-frosty-yellow-skin-may-reveal-future-treatments-skin-cancers-humans-180978075/“Leopard Gecko Skin Tumors Traced to Cancer Gene” by Longua Guo et al.https://www.hhmi.org/news/leopard-gecko-skin-tumors-traced-to-cancer-geneMusic in Childhood“Playing music in childhood li...