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Welcome to the science podcast for June 11th, 2021. I'm Sarah Crespi. Each week we feature the most

interesting news and research published in science and the sister journals. First up, contributing

correspondent Emily Underwood talks about the surprising role of the vagus nerve in all kinds of things

once thought to be the brain's domain, like consciousness and memory.

Next, researcher Sarah Kitsanas talks about the best way to use DNA to reunite families

separated by governments, conflicts, and disasters.

First up this week, we have contributing correspondent Emily Underwood. She wrote a feature about

the vagus nerve and how its connections between the brain and internal organs make it central

to all kinds of surprising things. Hi, Emily. Hi, Sarah. Thanks for having me. Oh, sure. Long time. What

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