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302 - Birth Stories and SpudCell

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Show Notes

On today’s episode: Talking about your birth story helps you deal with your…birth story The SpudCell is here! The first completely artificial cell that feeds, grows, and reproduces! All that and more today on All Around Science...

RESOURCES Researchers Discover a Rare, Carnivorous Caterpillar That Wears Dead Insect Parts to Fool Spiders | Smithsonian The power of conversation post-childbirth: Midwife-led birth debrief strengthens perinatal mental health This Cell Feeds, Grows and Reproduces. And It’s Manmade. | New York Times Lab-created ‘SpudCell’ marks ‘stunning’ step toward building life from scratch | Science

CREDITS: Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura Armstrong Booking - September McCrady THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen https://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOUL http://andrewallenmusic.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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