Exploring the Microbiome's Role in Young Onset Colorectal Cancer

Today, you’ll learn about hurricanes so powerful they need a new category, bacteria linked to young-onset colo-rectal cancer, and ancient treasures made out of meteorites.  

Category 6 

• “In a warming world, climate scientists consider category 6 hurricanes.” EurekAlert! 2024. 
• “How do hurricanes form?” NOAA. 2023.  
• “AMCR’s Wehner Explores Impact of ‘Extreme Event Attribution’ on Climate Science Research.” by Kathy Kincade. 2023.  
• “Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale.” NOAA. n.d. 

Colo-Rectal Bacteria 

• “Cleveland Clinic Research reveals unique tumor-related bacteria tied to young-onset colorectal cancer.” EurekAlert! 2024.  
• “Colorectal (Colon) Cancer.” Cleveland Clinic. 2022.  
• “Distinct intratumoral microbiome of young-onset and average-onset colorectal cancer.” by Shimoli V. Barot, et al. 2024.  
• “The microbiome and human cancer.” by Gregory D. Sepich-Poore, et al. 2022.  

Meteorite Loot 

• “These 3,000-Year-Old Treasures Were Forged From Meteoritic Iron.” by Sonja Anderson. 2024.  
• “Bronze Age artifacts used meteoric iron.” Science Daily. 2017.  
• “Treasure of Villena and Jose Maria Soler Archaeological Museum.” Turismo Villena. N.d.  
• “Bronze Age ‘treasure’ was crafted with extraterrestrial metal.” by Jennifer Nalewicki. 2024.  

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