Spooktacular bogs, zombie cells, ghostly stars and more…
OCT 23, 202654 MIN
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Description
The biting dynamics of the world’s deadliest mosquitoes: meet the researcher who rolled up her sleeves and endured more than 1,000 mosquito bites, all to understand how these deadly little creatures bite and guzzle our blood.
Also today:
Astronomers spot ghostly green star
Stubby-legged sled dogs pull loads better
Inside the stinky, spooky, magical world of bogs
How a Zombie-like state lets cancer cells escape chemo
For more information about today’s episode, visit cbc.ca/quirks.


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