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🗓️ 8 March 2024
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0:00.0 | It's another exciting week in science news. One new study answers a big question. Where did our |
0:09.6 | tales go? |
0:11.0 | When our common ancestors split off from monkeys 25 million years ago it doomed us to a life |
0:16.8 | without a way to carry a drink and a plate and still eat at a party. |
0:20.1 | It's Friday, March 8th. Happy Science Friday, y'all. |
0:25.0 | I'm Sci-Fi producer Rasha Arredi. |
0:28.0 | In Breaking Science News, a surprise from the FDA today, |
0:31.0 | it's delaying its decision on a new Alzheimer's treatment |
0:34.3 | called Donanamab. Data shows that the drug made by Eli Lilly and company |
0:38.9 | slows cognitive decline by a little bit and it was expected to get approval this month. The reason for the delay, |
0:45.8 | Regulators won independent panel to look more closely at the unique design of the drug |
0:50.7 | trial and the drug side effects. We'll keep you posted. But for |
0:55.0 | now here's Ira Flato with more Science News of the Week. |
0:58.0 | In 1977, NASA launched Voyager's 1 and 2. Their mission to explore the farthest reaches of our solar system and beyond. |
1:07.0 | Their space treks, or they're only supposed to last about four years, but you know what? It's been almost 50 but since November Voyager 1 has been |
1:17.1 | sending gibberish back to Earth oh no brings up the, could this be the beginning of the end of Voyager One's mission? |
1:27.2 | The week was full of great stories and joining me with more about this one and others, |
1:31.9 | Maggie Kurth, science writer, editorial lead at Carbon Plan based |
1:36.5 | in Minneapolis, Minnesota. |
1:38.6 | Welcome back, Maggie, always good to have you. |
1:40.8 | Thanks so much, it's always good to be here. You know, this is sad news these voyages have gotten where no |
1:45.8 | spacecraft has gone before they made this grand tour of the solar system |
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