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This is a science podcast for January 26, 2024. I'm Sarah Crespi. First up, science newsletter editor,

Christy Wilcox. She joins me to talk about snake venom antidotes, a surprising job for a

hangover enzyme, and crustaceans that spin silk. Next on the show, the cascading effects of an

invading ant. Researcher Douglas Cameroo discusses how the disruption of a mutually beneficial relationship

between native ants and trees in Kenya has led to lions changing their hunting strategies.

Now we have newsletter editor, Christy Wilcox.

Hi, Christy. Welcome back to the science podcast. Hi, Sarah. Great to be here. Yeah. I know it's been a minute since you've been on. And in between that time, you had, we had our holiday. We had all this time off. And during that time, you put out these newsletters, these end of the year wrapups. And I just want to tell you, I really liked it. I really liked seeing this. And, you know, I thought it was a good way to cover

yourself because it's a daily and you have to go home sometime. And also just showcase some of the

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