Episode
Briefing Chat: Penguins pick up PFAS pollution
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- Nature Podcast
- Published
- Apr 17, 2026
- Duration seconds
- 901
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- https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01263-8
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Summary
In this episode: 00:30 The penguins measuring environmental PFAS Science: Penguins become marine detectives, thanks to pollutant-detecting anklets 05:14 Treating autoimmune diseases with CAR-T Nature: One woman, three autoimmune diseases: CAR-T therapy vanquishes ultra-rare disease trio 10:34 Why an anglerfish’s lure might have two uses Science: Why do anglerfish have glowing lures? It might be sex Subscribe to Nature Briefing, an unmissable daily round-up of science news, opinion and analysis free in your inbox every weekday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.