Episode 98: April 2025

Chapters

1. 0:36

   Does education influence brain structure?

   An additional year of secondary school education does not appear to affect long-term brain structure
   
   
2. 7:18

   Chemical defences in poison frogs

   Some frogs have evolved different pathways to absorb, metabolise and excrete alkaloids as poison
   
3. 13:29

   The world through infant eyes

   Movie watching may provide scientists with a window into infant brain activity and organisation
   
4. 20:41

   Parasites as molecular matchmakers

   The parasitic bacterium Phytoplasma genetically alters plant cells to attract insects
   
5. 27:19

   Improving cancer treatments

   A new computational tool could help identify more effective cancer treatments