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Ep 115 - Golden Geese and Cone Snails

Ep 115 - Golden Geese and Cone Snails

FromThe Deadly Dose


Ep 115 - Golden Geese and Cone Snails

FromThe Deadly Dose

ratings:
Length:
38 minutes
Released:
Apr 26, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In today's episode, Harini regales us with the origin story of the Golden Goose Awards (formerly Golden Fleece Awards) - a designation given to impactful research projects that, from the outset, may not seem potentially beneficial to society, but end up being so. One such project involved an obsession with cone snails and their ability to paralyze fish with a unique peptide cocktail hidden in their lethal stingers. Tune in to find out more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Released:
Apr 26, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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