Mapping Biodiversity with Leaf Swabs

Today, you’ll learn about how swabbing leaves could save biodiversity, the science of saltwater taffy, and how some of our memories are surprisingly accurate.  

Leaf Swab Tell All 

• “A new DNA leaf swab technique could revolutionize how we monitor biodiversity.” by Darren Incorvaia. 2023.  
• “Kibale: The primate capital of the world.” n.a. N.d. 
• “Detecting a vast diversity of rainforest animals by swabbing their DNA from leaves.” ScienceDaily. 2023.  
• “A ‘Crossroads’ for Humanity: Earth’s Biodiversity Is Still Collapsing.” by Catrin Einhorn. 2021.  

Taffy Science 

• “The physics of saltwater taffy.” by Jennifer Ouellette. 2023.  
• “The rheology of saltwater taffy.” by San To Chan, et al. 2023.  

Persistence of Memory 

• “How accurate are our first childhood memories?” by Joe Phelan. 2023.  
• “Infantile Amnesia: A Critical Period of Learning to Learn and Remember.” by Cristina M. Alberini & Alessio Travaglia. 2017.  
• “The Truth Is Out There: Accuracy in Recall of Verifiable Real-World Events.” by Nicholas B. Diamond, et al. 2020.  

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