Episode 37 - Go Stem Cell F**k Yourself (with guest Jennavev van Huuskloot)

Join Reno, Nina, and producer Mike with guest podcaster Jennavev van Huuksloot as they discuss how stem cells have changed reproduction, what could happen if you want a new head, and why babies in Iceland may be hardier than babies anywhere.  Oh, and what contributed to the Black Plague in the Middle Ages?  Gerbils.

http://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/human-head-transplants-could-become-reality-2017

 

http://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/two-father-babies-could-soon-be-possible-no-egg-donor-required

 

http://qz.com/351821/for-generations-icelandic-babies-have-napped-in-sub-zero-temperatures-outside/

 

http://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/one-day-green-cemeteries-will-use-corpses-help-trees-grow

 

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-31125338

 

http://www.iflscience.com/technology/better-beehive-looks-sweet-aspiring-apiarists

 

http://www.iflscience.com/space/supermassive-black-hole-discovered-early-universe

 

http://www.ozy.com/good-sht/this-motorized-skateboard-might-kick-segway-to-the-curb/39009?utm_source=NH&utm_medium=pp&utm_campaign=pp

 

http://www.iflscience.com/technology/machines-master-classic-video-games-without-being-told-rules

 

http://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/rats-arent-blame-plague-europe-it-was-gerbils#overlay-context=health-and-medicine/new-study-suggests-risks-marijuana-use-have-been-overestimated