Simon and Rach consider listener suggestions for human body improvements. This week, adjustable digestive tracts, floral farts, and retractable testicles.
In the news
Elon Musk’s baby: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-52557291
Ocean warming: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2242786-a-japanese-nuclear-power-plant-created-a-habitat-for-tropical-fish/
Golden tongue: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-52683468
Wound healing blue-green algae: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2243352-wound-healing-patch-of-blue-green-algae-mends-skin-quickly/
Listener suggestions
@TraceyH100 - retractable breasts and testicles
@KJames_IntBio - a pause button for the digestive tract
@sheencr - floral farts
Check out…
In mice twitter account: https://twitter.com/justsaysinmice
Kangaroos penis and testicles the other way round: https://grist.org/animals/kangaroo-genitals-are-weirder-than-you-ever-thought-possible-2/
Face lice with no anuses: https://www.livescience.com/65533-your-face-mites-never-poop.html
Miracle berry: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synsepalum_dulcificum
Clare Jonas’s blog article: https://www.thatthinkingfeeling.co.uk/blog/smell-language-difficult-to-describe
Does it fart?: https://amzn.to/2TkflxU
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