Left Hand Gene, Heat Wave Trees, Europa

Curiosity Weekly

Warner Bros. Discovery

Self-improvement, Science, Astronomy, Education

4.6 • 935 Ratings

🗓️ 12 June 2024

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

Today, you’ll learn about the genes that could make you left-handed, how trees are able to cope with heat waves, and what could possibly lie beneath the ice of Jupiter’s moon, Europa.

Left Hand Gene

“Gene involved in cell shape offers clues on left-handedness.” by Will Dunham. 2024.
“Half a century of handedness research: Myths, truths; fictions, facts; backwards, but mostly forwards.” by Chris McManus. 2019.
“One hundred famous left-handed people.” n.a. 2003.

Heat Wave Trees

“How do trees survive dry and hot summers? Leaf lifespan and growth recovery are key.” phys.org. 2024.
“Climate Change Impacts on Forests.” EPA. n.d.
“Guide to Conifers: 11 Types of Conifers Seen Across the US.” MasterClass. 2021.

Europa

“Our picture of habitability on Europa, a top contender for hosting life, is changing.” by Nikk Ogasa. 2024.
“Europa Clipper.” JPL. n.d.
“Europa: Moon of Jupiter. Potential for life.” NASA. n.d.
“Europa: Facts.” NASA. 2024.

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0:00.0	Congratulations you have found your way to Curiosity Daily from Discovery the very best place to
0:09.6	get smarter in just a few minutes. I'm Nate.
0:12.1	Welcome back to all of our loyal listeners and if you're just in just
0:15.0	joining us for today,
0:16.0	welcome to curiosity. I'm Callie.
0:18.0	Today you'll learn about the genes that could make you left-handed
0:22.0	how trees are able to cope with heat waves,
0:25.2	and what could possibly lie beneath the ice of Jupiter's moon Europa.
0:29.6	We get to talk about space?
0:31.6	Let's go! There's an incredibly exclusive club that only around 10 out of every 100 people can join.
0:40.0	It's existed for, well, as long as humans have existed, and its membership is bonkers.
0:45.5	Lady Gaga, Paul McCartney, Justin Bieber, Jimmy Hendricks, David Bowie.
0:49.6	Oh, okay, so musicians.
0:51.6	I don't know, not quite.
0:53.0	Other members include Brad Pitt, Leonardo da Vinci, Whoopi Goldberg, Barack Obama.
0:58.8	Okay, so what, is this like the exclusive, Attractive People Club, talented People Club, what is going on here?
1:04.7	They are all lefties, and I don't mean politically.
1:09.3	Okay, so South Paws.
1:11.8	Yep, around 10% of the world population is left-handed.
1:16.2	And when such an important trait is that rare, scientists tend to get very excited.
1:21.0	That said, over the course of history, no one has come up with a conclusive theory as to why people are born left-handed
1:26.6	But a research team might have uncovered genetic factors that could one day lead to some real answers
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