<h2>00:46 How a move to microbial protein could affect emissions</h2><p>It’s well understood that the production of meat has large impacts on the environment. This week, a team show that replacing 20% of future meat consumption with protein derived from microbes could reduce associated emissions and halve deforestation rates.</p><p><em>Research article: </em><a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-022-04629-w?utm_source=naturepod&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=shownotes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Humpenöder et al</em></a></p><p><em>News and Views: </em><a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-01125-z?utm_source=naturepod&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=shownotes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Mycoprotein produced in cell culture has environmental benefits over beef</em></a></p><h2></h2><h2>08:21 Research Highlights</h2><p>How saltwater crocodiles’ penchant for pigs is driving population recovery in Australia, and solving the mystery of some eighteenth-century porcelain’s iridescent lustre.</p><p><em>Research Highlight: </em><a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-01133-z?utm_source=naturepod&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=shownotes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Pork dinners fuel huge crocodiles’ return from near-extinction</em></a></p><p><em>Research Highlight: </em><a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-01158-4?utm_source=naturepod&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=shownotes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>The nanoparticles that give a famed antique porcelain its dazzle</em></a></p><h2></h2><h2>10:47 The neurons that help mosquitoes distinguish smell</h2><p>Female Aedes aegypti mosquitoes strongly prefer human odours to those of animals, but how they distinguish between them is not well understood. Now, researchers have shown that human odours strongly activate a specific area in the brains of these insects, a finding that could have important implications for mosquito-control strategies.</p><p><em>Research article: </em><a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-022-04641-0?utm_source=naturepod&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=shownotes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Zhao et al.</em></a></p><h2></h2><h2>18:05 Briefing Chat</h2><p>We discuss some highlights from the Nature Briefing. This time, how climate change could affect virus transmission between mammals, and how the link between a dog's breed and its temperament may not be as close as previously thought.</p><p><em>Nature: </em><a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-01198-w?utm_source=naturepod&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=shownotes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Climate change will force new animal encounters — and boost viral outbreaks</em></a></p><p><em>Nature: </em><a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-01193-1?utm_source=naturepod&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=shownotes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Massive study of pet dogs shows breed does not predict behaviour</em></a></p><p><a href="https://go.nature.com/get-the-nature-briefing" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Subscribe to Nature Briefing, an unmissable daily round-up of science news, opinion and analysis free in your inbox every weekday.</em></a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>

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