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The location of these bottles is kind of passed down from generation of plant scientist to generation of plant scientists. And then they dig the bottles up at night, ovesy to stop any getting to the seeds and maybe, sort of, you know, messing up the germination pattern. So it's been running for absolutely ages now,. They're going to do some interesting things as well with some of these seeds. They're going to expose them to smoke and see if they can get some of these ungerminated seeds to revivify. Ause ovsly, we know some plants do well after a forest fire, for example. But, ye, i think what also blew

Ultra-precise measurements connect brain activity and energy use in individual fruit-fly neurons.

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00:45 How brain cells use energy

A team of researchers have looked in individual fruit-fly neurons to better understand how energy use and information processing are linked – which may have important implications for future fMRI studies in humans.

Research Article: Mann et al.

07:04 Research Highlights

A tough but flexible material inspired by lobster underbellies, and research reveals that red meat consumption hasn't dropped since the 1960s.

Research Highlight: Material mimicking lobster belly cracks the code for toughness

Research Highlight: Meat lovers worldwide pay climate little heed

10:15 Briefing Chat

We discuss some highlights from the Nature Briefing. This time, early results for a new malaria vaccine look positive, and researchers unearth the latest chapter in a long-running plant experiment.

Nature News: Malaria vaccine shows promise — now come tougher trials

BBC News: Malaria vaccine hailed as potential breakthrough

New York Times: One of the World’s Oldest Science Experiments Comes Up From the Dirt

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