Today, you’ll learn about a new bacteria-busting polymer inspired by barnacles, how the things you do today will affect your brain in two weeks, and the memories elephants keep of their favorite people from long ago.

Barnacle Polymers

“Barnacle-inspired polymers could present new way to design antibiofilm materials, researchers say.” by Cynthia McCormick Hibbdrt. 2024.
“Coacervate Dense Phase Displaces Surface-Established Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilms.” by Apoorva Vishwakarma, et al. 2024.

Two Week Brain

“Your Brain Changes Based on What You Did Two Weeks Ago.” by Pandora Dewan. 2024.
“Longitudinal single-subject neuroimaging study reveals effects of daily environmental, physiological, and lifestyle factors on functional brain connectivity.” by Ana Maria Triana, et al. 2024.

Elephant Memory

“Do African Savanna Elephants (Loxodonta africana) Show Interspecific Social Long-Term Memory for Their Zoo Keepers?” by Martin Kranzlin, et al. 2024.
“Truth or Tail: Elephants have good memories.” Cleveland Zoo Society. 2021.
“Long-Term Olfactory Memory in African Elephants.” by Franziska Hoerner, et al. 2023.

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Barnacle Polymers, Two Week Brain, Elephant Memory

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