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Podcast: Curiosity Weekly
Episode: Brain & Chronic Pain, Frogs Play Dead, Avian Flu Gene Edit
Description: Today, you’ll learn about a brainy new study on chronic pain, how female frogs play dead to avoid having to deal with male frogs, and a possible breakthrough on avian flu that involves editing chickens. Brain & Chronic Pain “New study provides evidence for more effective brain-based treatment of chronic back pain.” ScienceDaily. 2023. “New Study Provides Evidence for More Effective Brain-Based Treatment of Chronic Back Pain.” by Julia Milzer. 2023. “Retraining the brain to treat chronic pain.” NIH. 2021. Frogs Play Dead “Drop dead! Female mate avoidance in an explosively breeding frog.”...